# Accident 19770408009339A: Cessna 150M, Springfield, IL, April 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1977
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9483U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 716 total, 431 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770408009339A

## Narrative

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

PLT PLANNED FLT USING PERFORMANCE CHARTS W MIXTURE LEANED. FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE DURING FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI77FEV18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV18), Apr 8, 1977: Cessna 150M (N9483U), Springfield, IL, 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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