# NTSB CHI78DEC23: Cessna 150, N8395M, Caseville, MI, March 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Caseville, MI · CASEVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.9416° N, 83.2753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caseville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9416&lon=-83.2753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0363  78/3/19    CASEVILLE,MI        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 137
        TIME - 1600                    N8395M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEBEWAING,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED FROZEN BAY.WIND GUSTS TO 23 KNOTS.LANDED ON HEADING OF 140 .SNOW 6 TO 8IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8395M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8395M), registered now, S/N A1500095, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (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

## 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 19780319006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319006309A), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna A150K, Caseville, MI, Substantial damage. Snow covered frozen bay. Wind gusts to 23 knots. Landed on heading 40 .snow 6 to 8IN deep.

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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