# NTSB CHI75DEP38: Cessna 150H, N50169, Wilmot, WI, December 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1974
- Place: Wilmot, WI · WILMOT, WI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4258  74/12/24   WILMOT,WIS          CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N50169              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTOSHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMOT,WIS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LDG.R WING CAUGHT IN SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50169 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westosha

## 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 19741224043589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741224043589A), Dec 24, 1974: Cessna 150H, Wilmot, WI, Substantial damage. No flap ldg.r wing caught in snow.

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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