# NTSB CHI73DEP42: Cessna 150, N18690, Sheboygan, WI, May 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Sheboygan, WI · SHEBOYGAN, WI
- Location: 43.7387° N, 87.7315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheboygan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7387&lon=-87.7315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0686   73/5/3    SHEBOYGAN,WIS.      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N18690              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEBOYGON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICAGO,ILL                 CHICAGO,ILL                  JANESVILLE,WISCONSIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- MISTOOK AND LNDD JANESVILLE ARPT FOR ROCKFORD.DID NOT SECURE ASSIST,DPTD BECAME LOST.HIT ROAD SIGN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18690](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18690-2014-04-28), registration cancelled 2014-04-28, S/N 15074044, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Sheboygon County

## Other investigations on N18690 (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 WPR13LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA101), Jan 24, 2013: Cessna 150L (N18690), Matlock, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power after a descent to a lower altitude due to the student pilot's delayed action in applying carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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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