# NTSB CHI79DEP37: Cessna 150, N63586, Watertown, WI, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Location: 43.1894° N, 88.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1894&lon=-88.7289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0512  79/3/17    WATERTOWN,WI        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 60008
        TIME - 1300                    N63586              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,WI                WATERTOWN,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63586](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63586-1980-01-22), registration cancelled 1980-01-22, S/N 15077413 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19790317004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004829A), Mar 17, 1979: Cessna 150M, Watertown, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control during takeoff. Collided with snowbank.

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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