# NTSB CHI78DEP27: Cessna 150, N18162, Black River, WI, March 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1978
- Place: Black River, WI · BLACK RIVER, WI
- Location: 46.5622° N, 92.1474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black River, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5622&lon=-92.1474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  78/3/22    BLACK RIVER,WI      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N18162              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK RIVER FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RICE LAKE,WI                BLACK RIVER,WI               EAU CLAIRE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 19KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18162](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18162), registered now, S/N 15073834, built 1972 (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: Black River Falls

## 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 19780322008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322008709A), Mar 22, 1978: Cessna 150L, Black River, WI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 19KTS.

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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