# Accident 19770403007059A: Cessna 150M, Silver Lake, IN, April 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Silver Lake, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.0743° N, 85.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Lake, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0743&lon=-85.8929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8807U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8807U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403007059A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR MADE POOR CHECK OF FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI77DET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET12), Apr 3, 1977: Cessna 150 (N8807U), Silver Lake, IN, substantial damage

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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