# NTSB CHI72FEM34: Cessna 150G, N3444J, Montague, MI, September 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1971
- Place: Montague, MI · MONTAGUE, MI
- Location: 43.4126° N, 86.3631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4126&lon=-86.3631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3430  71/9/24    MONTAGUE,MICH       CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N3444J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTIGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTAGUE,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED ON LDG,LEFT RWY,PLT APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3444J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3444J-1972-06-08), registration cancelled 1972-06-08, S/N 15066144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottiger

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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