# NTSB CHI75DEC03: Cessna 150L, N18022, Onsted, MI, July 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Onsted, MI · ONSTED, MI
- Location: 42.0061° N, 84.1893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Onsted, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-84.1893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1929  74/7/11    ONSTED,MICH         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N18022              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOAR'S FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONSTED,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD TKOF,ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY.PLT LOST CTL L WING CTCTD GND ACFT FLIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18022](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18022-2000-02-29), registration cancelled 2000-02-29, S/N 15073738 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Loar'S 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 19740711021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711021399A), Jul 11, 1974: Cessna 150L, Onsted, MI, Substantial damage. Short fld tkof,acft settled back to rwy. Plt lost ctl l wing ctctd gnd acft flipped.

## Other investigations on N18022 (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 ATL99LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA027), Dec 3, 1998: Cessna 150 (N18022), Columbia, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the #2 exhaust valve that resulted in the total loss of engine power. A factor is the lack of suitable emergency landing terrain.

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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