# NTSB CHI78FA042: Cessna 150M, N9376U, Waukesha, WI, May 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9376U-2003-02-06), registration cancelled 2003-02-06, S/N 15078325, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Waukesha County

## 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 19780528042609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528042609A), May 28, 1978: Cessna 150M, Waukesha, WI, Destroyed. Witnesses questioned pilots mental alertness before flight. Six types of pills found on pilot.

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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