# Accident 19940916028279A: Cessna 150M, Winnetka, IL, September 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1994, 21:10 local time
- Place: Winnetka, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1008° N, 87.7406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1008&lon=-87.7406&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,496 total, 100 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940916028279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTER ON POWER CHANGE. LANDED NEAR SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. NOSED OVER. NO ANOMALIES 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 CHI94LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA331), Sep 17, 1994: Cessna 150 (N9456U), Winnetka, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N9456U (2)

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

- [Accident 19870730079229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730079229A), Jul 30, 1987: Cessna 150M (N9456U), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed. Lost directional control. Veered off runway. Aircraft nosed over.
- [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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