# NTSB CHI76FET25: Cessna 150M, N45540, Fort Wayne, IN, December 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1975
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FET25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4058  75/12/24   FORT WAYNE,IN       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N45540              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DID NOT FLARE STRUCK RWY NOSE GR FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45540](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45540-1996-12-11), registration cancelled 1996-12-11, S/N 15076965 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith 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 19751224042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751224042199A), Dec 24, 1975: Cessna 150M, Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Did not flare struck rwy nose gr first.

## Other investigations on N45540 (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 LAX82DUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ47), Sep 17, 1982: Cessna 150 (N45540), Carrizo, AZ, 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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