# Incident 19780316013389I: Cessna 150, Wheeling, IL, March 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1978, 20:00 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9399U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9399U-1988-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 85 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316013389I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STUCK IN SNOW WHILE TAXIING. DISEMBARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL INTO PROP.

## Other reports on N9399U (1)

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

- [Accident 19880217004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880217004919A), Feb 17, 1988: Cessna 150M (N9399U), South Charlesto, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine reported to lose power on climbout. CFI stalled aircraft and crashed trying to turn back. Auto fuel in use.

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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