- Date
- May 28, 1978
- Place
- Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9376UCessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780528042609A
- Case key
- 141675
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4355 78/5/28 WAUKESHA,WI CESSNA 150M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 412 TIME - 0037 N9376U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 351 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKESHA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL MILWAUKEE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- WITNESSES QUESTIONED PLTS MENTAL ALERTNESS BFR FLT.SIX TYPES OF PILLS FOUND ON PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9376U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Waukesha County
N9376URegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2003 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.