# NTSB CHI81FEX06: Cessna 150H, N6475S, Kokomo, IN, December 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1980
- Place: Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Location: 40.4864° N, 86.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kokomo, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4864&lon=-86.1336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3681   80/12/7   KOKOMO,IN           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 582
        TIME - 1904                    N6475S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOKOMO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,IN                KOKOMO,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- HIT TREES ABT 3-1/2MI FRM RWY DRG 3RD ILS ATMT.PERFORATED  ACUTE APPENDICITIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6475S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6475S-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 15067275 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kokomo Muni

## 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 19801207072379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207072379A), Dec 7, 1980: Cessna 150H, Kokomo, IN, Destroyed. VFR pilot hit trees short of runway on third ILS approach. Ruptured appendix poossibly at impact.

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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