# NTSB CHI76FEC65: Cessna 150H, N50203, Willis, MI, September 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Willis, MI · WILLIS, MI
- Location: 42.1584° N, 83.5580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1584&lon=-83.5580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3468  76/9/19    WILLIS,MI           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 26, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N50203              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNWIND ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,MI                WILLIS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SPOT LNDG CONTEST.PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND BECAUSE LNDG DID NOT FEEL RIGHT.HIT PARKED FIRE TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50203](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50203-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 15069133, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Downwind Acres

## 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 19760919031119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919031119A), Sep 19, 1976: Cessna 150H, Willis, MI, Substantial damage. Spot lndg contest. Plt initiated go-around because lndg did not feel right. Hit parked fire truck.

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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