# NTSB CHI72FEM39: Cessna 150, N7117S, Riverdale, MI, November 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1971
- Place: Riverdale, MI · RIVERDALE, MI
- Location: 43.3824° N, 84.8408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverdale, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3824&lon=-84.8408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3527   71/11/8   RIVERDALE,MICH      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N7117S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUMBERJACK LAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERDALE,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ON LDG NS GR COLLAPSED,ACFT NSD OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7117S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lumberjack Land

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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