# NTSB CHI78DEP12: Cessna 150L, N10735, Sun Prairie, WI, January 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1978
- Place: Sun Prairie, WI · SUN PRAIRIE, WI
- Location: 43.1838° N, 89.2343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun Prairie, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1838&lon=-89.2343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0279  78/1/31    SUN PRAIRIE,WI      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N10735              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANE CO REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SUN PRAIRIE,WI              SUN PRAIRIE,WI               SHEBOYGAN FALLS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10735](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10735-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 15074992, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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: Dane Co Regional

## 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 19780131003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780131003029A), Jan 31, 1978: Cessna 150L, Sun Prairie, WI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N10735 (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 ATL85FLT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT12), Sep 20, 1985: Cessna 150L (N10735), Tunica, MS, 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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