# NTSB CHI70D0330: Cessna 150, N3227J, Platteville, WI, October 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1969
- Place: Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7279° N, 90.4681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platteville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7279&lon=-90.4681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0330
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0330

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4286  69/10/25   PLATTEVILLE,WIS     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N3227J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATTEVILLE,WIS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT DEPRESSION IN RWY,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3227J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3227J), registered now, S/N 15065927 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Platteville

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.

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