# Accident 19870730079229A: Cessna 150M, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, July 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1987, 10:54 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1306° N, 87.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1306&lon=-87.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9456U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9456U-2023-11-30) (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: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730079229A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NOSED 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 CHI87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA190), Jul 30, 1987: Cessna 150 (N9456U), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9456U (2)

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

- [Accident 19940916028279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940916028279A), Sep 16, 1994: Cessna 150M (N9456U), Winnetka, IL, Substantial damage. Engine sputter on power change. Landed near shore of lake Michigan. Nosed over. No anomalies found.
- [Incident 19860722081259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722081259I), Jul 22, 1986: Cessna 150M (N9456U), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged nose gear, propeller and cowl.

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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