# NTSB CHI81FEV34: Cessna 150M, N66298, Wyoming, IL, August 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1981
- Place: Wyoming, IL · WYOMING, IL
- Location: 41.0638° N, 89.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wyoming, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0638&lon=-89.7729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1658  81/8/22  NR.WYOMING,IL         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 252
        TIME - 1845                    N66298              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACON,IL                    MENDOTA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TAKING PICTURES OF TRAP SHOOTING RANGE.PLT HEARD A"BANG"NOISE OVR SHOOTING RANGE.NO ACFT MALF FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66298](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66298-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 15075980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19810822051129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822051129A), Aug 22, 1981: Cessna 150M, Wyoming, IL, Substantial damage. Low pass over trap-shoot area for pictures. Stalled on pull-up. Crashed in nearby lake.

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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