# NTSB IAD74DHD26: Cessna 150, N18140, Cheswold, DE, January 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1974
- Place: Cheswold, DE · CHESWOLD, DE
- Location: 39.2198° N, 75.5878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheswold, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2198&lon=-75.5878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DHD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0553  74/1/22    CHESWOLD,DEL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 102
        TIME - 1020                    N18140              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,MD                 CHESWOLD,DEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18140](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18140), registered now, S/N 15073815, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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
- Airport: Delaware Air Park

## 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 19740122001869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122001869A), Jan 22, 1974: Cessna 150L, Cheswold, DE, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N18140 (1)

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.

- [NTSB BFO87LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA014), Jan 13, 1987: Cessna 150L (N18140), Ellicott City, MD, substantial damage

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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