# NTSB CHI76DER07: Cessna 150, N3596L, Amery, WI, February 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1976
- Place: Amery, WI · AMERY, WI
- Location: 45.3046° N, 92.3634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amery, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3046&lon=-92.3634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DER07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DER07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0737  76/2/26    AMERY,WI            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N3596L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMERY,WI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND LNDGS WIND GUSTING 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3596L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596L-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 15062396, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amery

## 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 19760226007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760226007059A), Feb 26, 1976: Cessna 150F, Amery, WI, Substantial damage. Crosswind lndgs wind gusting 12K.

## Other investigations on N3596L (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 CHI98LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA199), Jun 13, 1998: Cessna 150F (N3596L), Gregory, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not maintaining control of the airplane during landing.

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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