# NTSB CHI78DEP18: Cessna 150F, N8617G, Necedah, WI, February 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1978
- Place: Necedah, WI · NECEDAH, WI
- Location: 44.0221° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Necedah, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0221&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0412  78/2/20    NECEDAH,WI          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 157
        TIME - 1115                    N8617G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NECEDAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTAGE GROVE,WI            NECEDAH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8617G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617G-1999-09-21), registration cancelled 1999-09-21, S/N 15062717 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Necedah

## 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 19780220005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220005549A), Feb 20, 1978: Cessna A150K, Necedah, WI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8617G (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 MIA66F0420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0420), Feb 17, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8617G), Lake Murray, SC, 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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