# Accident 19870409010439A: Cessna 150M, Pontiac, IL, April 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Airport: Pontiac Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8697° N, 88.6393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8697&lon=-88.6393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6039K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6039K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870409010439A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. THE STUDENT REPORTED NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY, NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 CHI87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA111), Apr 9, 1987: Cessna 150M (N6039K), Pontiac, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6039K (1)

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

- [Accident 19780110001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780110001149A), Jan 10, 1978: Cessna A150K (N6039K), Superior, WI, Substantial damage. Plt unaware of snowbank 15FT from edge of rwy.

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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