# NTSB CHI78FEC18: Cessna 150, N66217, Lennon, MI, February 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Lennon, MI · LENNON, MI
- Location: 42.9854° N, 83.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lennon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9854&lon=-83.9325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0004  78/2/10    LENNON,MI           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 355
        TIME - 1835                    N66217              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LENNON,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SIMULATED PWR OFF EMERGENCY LANDING PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66217](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66217-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 15075926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780210002309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210002309A), Feb 10, 1978: Cessna A150K, Lennon, MI, Substantial damage. Simulated pwr off emergency landing pattern.

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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