# NTSB CHI76FEM40: Cessna 150, N4545U, Lamont, MI, May 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1976
- Place: Lamont, MI · LAMONT, MI
- Location: 43.0170° N, 85.9105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamont, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0170&lon=-85.9105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1274  76/5/10    LAMONT,MI           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 118
        TIME - 0945                    N4545U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMONT,MI                   WHITE CLOUD,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4545U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4545U-2015-12-17), registration cancelled 2015-12-17, S/N 15060545, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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: Grass 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 19760510011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760510011689A), May 10, 1976: Cessna 150D, Lamont, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4545U (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 CEN14CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA381), Jul 21, 2014: Cessna 150D (N4545U), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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