# Incident 19810124012599I: Cessna 150D, Madison, WI, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2222° N, 89.4682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANE (WI65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2222&lon=-89.4682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477U-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,125 total, 1,575 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/19810124012599I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS TOLD TO TAXI BEHIND DC9 AND CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP CAME DOWN ON WHEELS PROP HIT RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4477U (2)

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

- [Accident 20080928847949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928847949A), Sep 28, 2008: Cessna 150D (N4477U), Falmouth, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed K62 on a pleasure flight with his son. Immediately after takeoff (estimated 200 ft AGL) pilot stated engine lost power. Pilot…
- [Incident 19810528037179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528037179I), May 28, 1981: Cessna 150D (N4477U), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Following takeoff rudder control lost. Found top rudder hinge attach bolt backed out.

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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