# NTSB CHI76DEM20: Cessna 150G, N3961J, Mikado, MI, November 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1975
- Place: Mikado, MI · MIKADO, MI
- Location: 44.5908° N, 83.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mikado, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5908&lon=-83.4227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3271   75/11/5   MIKADO,MI           CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N3961J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 1518 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            864 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIKADO,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3961J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3961J-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 15065261, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Farm 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 19751105036609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751105036609A), Nov 5, 1975: Cessna 150G, Mikado, MI, 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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