# NTSB IAD75AI065: Cessna 150, N5778G, Cheswold, DE, June 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1975
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1633  75/6/21    CHESWOLD,DE         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 203
        TIME - 1858                    N5778G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,DE               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .33 PCT.ACFT OBSVD AT LOW ALT FLT DESCRIBED AS ERRATIC VARYING BTW 200-800 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5778G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778G-1975-07-08), registration cancelled 1975-07-08, S/N 15071278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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 19750621020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621020299A), Jun 21, 1975: Cessna 150K, Cheswold, DE, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl .33 pct. Acft obsvd at low alt flt described as erratic varying btw 200-800 ft.

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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