# Accident 20120111000639A: Cessna 150J, Denmark, WI, January 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2012, 22:55 local time
- Place: Denmark, WI
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3394° N, 87.8209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3394&lon=-87.8209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60676, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60676-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,765 total, 120 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120111000639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTD MANITOWOC, WI AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT TO WEST BEND, WI AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT CLAIMED HE LOST INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THEN GOT INTO AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE.  DOES NOT RECALL ANYTHING AFTER THAT UNTIL WAKING UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A TREE.

## 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 CEN12LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA133), Jan 12, 2012: Cessna 150J (N60676), Denmark, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to his alcohol impairment. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at night with a known interior lighting malfunction.

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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