# NTSB CHI74DER03: Cessna 150L, N17295, Durand, WI, October 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Durand, WI · DURAND, WI
- Location: 44.6285° N, 91.9558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durand, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6285&lon=-91.9558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DER03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DER03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3194  73/10/14   DURAND,WIS          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N17295              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIFFORD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DURAND,WIS                  RETURN                       EAU CLAIRE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SOFT SOIL IN CORN FLD-FLIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17295](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17295), registered now, S/N 15073708, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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: Gifford Field

## 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 19731014035269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014035269A), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna A150K, Durand, WI, Substantial damage. Acft struck soft soil in corn fld-flipped.

## Other investigations on N17295 (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 MIA89LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA257), Sep 28, 1989: Cessna 150L (N17295), Rockledge, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND AND PROXIMITY OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WERE RELATED…

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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