# NTSB CHI76FER05: Cessna 150G, N3940J, Rice Lake, WI, November 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1975
- Place: Rice Lake, WI · RICE LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.4856° N, 91.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4856&lon=-91.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FER05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FER05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4012  75/11/15   RICE LAKE,WI        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N3940J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARROWHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICE LAKE,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 CYL CONROD AND BOLTS P/N 530184A2 BKN.LNDD IN ROLLING FARM PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3940J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3940J), registered now, S/N 15065240, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Farrowhead

## Other investigations on N3940J (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 MIA68D0400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0400), Jan 19, 1968: Cessna 150 (N3940J), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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