# NTSB CHI76FA003: Cessna 150M, N704PN, Amherst, WI, October 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1976
- Place: Amherst, WI · AMHERST, WI
- Location: 44.4483° N, 89.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherst, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4483&lon=-89.2817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4155  76/10/20   AMHERST,WI          CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 2330                    N704PN              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISCONSIN RAPIDS,WI         APPLETON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
            5                                                       270
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FSS ADVISED AIRMET,ICING CONDS & SNOW SHOWERS OVER WAUSAU.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704PN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704PN-1978-06-19), registration cancelled 1978-06-19, S/N 15078767 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761020042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761020042149A), Oct 20, 1976: Cessna A150K, WI, Destroyed

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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