# NTSB CHI77DET10: Cessna 150, N6087K, Sturgis, MI, March 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1977
- Place: Sturgis, MI · STURGIS, MI
- Location: 41.7980° N, 85.4186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7980&lon=-85.4186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DET10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0672  77/3/23    STURGIS,MI          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N6087K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRSCH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURGIS,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST TO 14K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6087K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6087K-2010-06-08), registration cancelled 2010-06-08, S/N 15077518, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Kirsch 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 19770323006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770323006299A), Mar 23, 1977: Cessna 150M, Sturgis, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gust to 14K.

## Other investigations on N6087K (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 CHI00LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA236), Aug 3, 2000: Cessna 150M (N6087K), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane. Factors were the crosswind weather condition, the airport sign, and the collapsed nose gear.

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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