# NTSB CHI78DER04: Cessna 150L, N150L, Grantsburg, WI, April 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Grantsburg, WI · GRANTSBURG, WI
- Location: 45.7838° N, 92.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsburg, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7838&lon=-92.6773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DER04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DER04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3408  78/4/30    GRANTSBURG,WI       CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N150L               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  UNK/NR, 11 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTSBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANTSBURG,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N150L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150L-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 17448, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Grantsburg Muni

## 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 19780430036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430036289A), Apr 30, 1978: Cessna A150K, Grantsburg, WI, 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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