# NTSB CHI77FEC16: Cessna 150, N5796G, Pontiac, MI, February 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2251  77/2/20    PONTIAC,MI          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 210
        TIME - 1725                    N5796G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PONTIAC,MI                  RETURN                       FLINT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5796G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796G-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 15071296, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Oakland Airport

## 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 19770220003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003579A), Feb 20, 1977: Cessna 150K, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5796G (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 CHI88LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA194), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 150K (N5796G), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: HARD LANDING MADE BY THE STUDENT PILOT RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR FAILURE DUE TO OVERLOAD FORCES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK.

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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