# NTSB CHI74FEP07: Cessna 150D, N4537U, Crandon, WI, September 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Crandon, WI · CRANDON, WI
- Location: 45.5678° N, 88.8953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crandon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5678&lon=-88.8953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEP07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3241   73/9/8    CRANDON,WIS         CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N4537U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 4402 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLAND VIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          STURGEON BAY,WIS            RETURN                       CRANDON,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD LDG,LNDD LONG,BOUNCED,HIT TREES DRG GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4537U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4537U-1973-10-18), registration cancelled 1973-10-18, S/N 15060537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Island View

## 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 19730908028489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908028489A), Sep 8, 1973: Cessna A150K, Crandon, WI, Destroyed. Short fld ldg,lndd long,bounced,hit trees drg go-arnd.

## Other investigations on N4537U (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 UNK64X3099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3099), Jul 29, 1964: Cessna 150 (N4537U), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

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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