# NTSB CHI81FEV13: Cessna 150M, N63288, Williamsville, IL, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Williamsville, IL · WILLIAMSVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.9572° N, 89.5431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9572&lon=-89.5431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0566  81/4/25    WILLIAMSVILLE,IL    CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N63288              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,IL                SPRING VALLEY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63288](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63288-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15077231, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810425019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019039A), Apr 25, 1981: Cessna 150M, Williamsville, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing when student pilot got lost on cross-country. Fuel was low.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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