# Accident 19770331011299A: Cessna 150L, Sandwich, IL, March 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1977
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11740-2024-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,757 total, 50 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770331011299A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI77FEE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE15), Mar 31, 1977: Cessna 150L (N11740), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11740 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930629028499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629028499I), Jun 29, 1993: Cessna 150L (N11740), Center, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Hit a shallow ditch.

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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