# NTSB CHI77DEV05: Cessna 150, N8778U, Decatur, IL, November 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1976
- Place: Decatur, IL · DECATUR, IL
- Location: 39.8403° N, 88.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-88.9548&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 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEV05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3892  76/11/24   DECATUR,IL          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 113
        TIME - 1615                    N8778U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DECATUR,IL                  DECATUR,IL                   BLOOMINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT HAS MAJORITY OF TIME IN ROTORCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8778U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778U), registered now, S/N 15077986 (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: Decatur

## 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 19761124039469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761124039469A), Nov 24, 1976: Cessna 150M, Decatur, IL, Substantial damage. Plt has majority of time in rotorcraft.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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