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| NTSB Identification: CHI01LA170. |
| Accident occurred Sunday, June 17, 2001 at MUNSTER, IN |
| Aircraft: Cessna 150L, registration: N6557G |
| Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20010620X01221 Status: Preliminary |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On June 17, 2001, at 1330 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N6557G, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when |
| it impacted and nosed over in a soybean field near Munster, Indiana. Prior to the accident, the airplane had just taken off from the soybean field |
| and experienced a loss of engine power during the initial climb. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The |
| personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The |
| flight was originating at the time of the accident. |
| On the previous flight, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight. The airplane was successfully forced landed in the |
| soyfield by another pilot. |
| A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane at the accident scene. The airplane was resting inverted in a soybean field. |
| The airplane's right wing was crushed and twisted aft beginning at the wing root. The cowling and forward fuselage was crushed aft. The |
| nose gear was bent and broken rearward. Both propeller blades were bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. The airplane's engine |
| was retained for further examination. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| No Occurrence records were found for: |
| NTSB Identification: CHI01LA170 |
| Event ID: 20010620X01221 |
| Aircraft Key: 1 |
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