# NTSB CHI78DEM07: Cessna 150, N7966G, Crystal Falls, MI, December 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1977
- Place: Crystal Falls, MI · CRYSTAL FALLS, MI
- Location: 46.0902° N, 88.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Falls, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0902&lon=-88.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3993  77/12/26   CRYSTAL FALLS,MI    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N7966G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IRON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE LAKES,WI              CRYSTAL FALLS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7966G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7966G-2026-10-05), registration cancelled 2026-10-05, S/N 15074745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Iron County

## 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 19771226042999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771226042999A), Dec 26, 1977: Cessna 150L, Crystal Falls, MI, 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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