# NTSB CHI78FEM28: Cessna 150L, N9918G, Escanaba, MI, July 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Escanaba, MI · ESCANABA, MI
- Location: 45.7463° N, 87.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escanaba, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7463&lon=-87.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3890  78/7/14    ESCANABA,MI         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 525
        TIME - 1145                    N9918G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESCANABA,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ACFT 76LBS OVER GROSS WT & OFF CG CHARTS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9918G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9918G-1980-04-08), registration cancelled 1980-04-08, S/N A1500466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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 19780714022259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714022259A), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna A150L, Escanaba, MI, Destroyed. Acft 76LBS over gross wt & off CG charts at time of accident.

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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