# NTSB CHI73DEM44: Cessna 150, N7780F, Slt S Marie, MI, January 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1973
- Place: Slt S Marie, MI · SLT S MARIE, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0531  73/1/11    SLT S MARIE,MICH    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7780F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAULT ST MARIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLT S MARIE,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- NOSE WHEEL STRUT AND ENG COWL DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7780F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7780F), registered now, S/N 15063880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Sault St Marie

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730111002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111002809A), Jan 11, 1973: Cessna 150F, Slt S Marie, MI, Substantial damage. Nose wheel strut and eng cowl dmgd.

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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