# Incident 19810528037179I: Cessna 150D, Milwaukee, WI, May 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1981, 19:15 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528037179I

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING TAKEOFF RUDDER CONTROL LOST. FOUND TOP RUDDER HINGE ATTACH BOLT BACKED OUT.

## 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 19810124012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124012599I), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 150D (N4477U), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Pilots told to taxi behind DC9 and caution wake turbulence. Aircraft tipped up came down on wheels prop hit runway.

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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