# Accident 19751224042199A: Cessna 150M, Fort Wayne, IN, December 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1975
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45540-1996-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FET25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751224042199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DID NOT FLARE STRUCK RWY NOSE GR FIRST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI76FET25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET25), Dec 24, 1975: Cessna 150M (N45540), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45540 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820917047379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047379A), Sep 17, 1982: Cessna 150M (N45540), Carrizo, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost on cross country solo. Ran out of fuel. Crash landed. Failed to fuel at last stop.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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