# Incident 19780520034279I: Cessna 150, West Chicago, IL, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978, 16:20 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45457-1997-03-24) (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: 55 total, 55 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/19780520034279I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING IN GUSTY CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N45457 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950414007982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950414007982A), Apr 14, 1995: Cessna 150M (N45457), Oshkosh, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Turning final was overtook and collided with aircraft on straight in final. ATC failed to note. Failed report final (-23) Cessna 150, N45457, reported twelve…

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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