# Accident 19800208002719A: Cessna 150M, Mt. Morris, IL, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mt. Morris, IL
- Airport: Ogle Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0371° N, 89.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OGLE COUNTY (C55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0371&lon=-89.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8964U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8964U-2013-05-17) (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: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002719A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH. HIT RUNWAY, BOUNCED INTO SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI80DEE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE15), Feb 8, 1980: Cessna 150 (N8964U), Mt.Morris, 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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