# NTSB CHI82FA262: Cessna 150L, N18727, Pontiac, IL, July 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1982, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Location: 40.8894° N, 88.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8894&lon=-88.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA262
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72279/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA262

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

BOTH PLTS ONBOARD WERE CFI'S. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO SLOW DOWN & ENTER A STALL/SPIN WHICH CONTINUED TO IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18727](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18727-1982-10-30), registration cancelled 1982-10-30, S/N 15074065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 74065
- Airframe hours: 2448
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aviation Associates
- Registered owner: Aviation Associates
- Departed: DWIGHT, IL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,444 total, 120 in this make and model, 1,303 as pilot in command, 85 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken

## 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 19820721030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721030749A), Jul 21, 1982: Cessna 150L, Pontiac, IL, Destroyed. Entered a spin over airport and failed to recover. Pilot had alcohol blood level.

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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