# NTSB CHI76FEK12: Cessna 150F, N7779F, Van Wert, OH, April 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1976
- Place: Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1410   76/4/3    VAN WERT,OH         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N7779F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IN               VAN WERT,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 16K.STRUCK DITCH WHILE FLYING UNDER WIRES DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7779F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779F), registered now, S/N 15063879, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Van Wert Muni

## 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 19760403010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403010629A), Apr 3, 1976: Cessna 150F, Van Wert, OH, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 16K.struck ditch while flying under wires drg go-around.

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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