# NTSB CHI78FET15: Cessna 150E, N7701F, Huntington, IN, March 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1978
- Place: Huntington, IN · HUNTINGTON, IN
- Location: 40.8808° N, 85.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8808&lon=-85.5055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FET15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0915  78/3/18  NR.HUNTINGTON,IN      CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 148
        TIME - 1145                    N7701F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             RETURN                      HUNTINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- RT BRAKE LOCKED.DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER,BENDIX P/N C163020-0101.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7701F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7701F-1978-07-09), registration cancelled 1978-07-09, S/N 15063801 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntington 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 19780318004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318004489A), Mar 18, 1978: Cessna A150K, IN, 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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