# NTSB CHI79DEP80: Cessna 150, N11569, Platteville, WI, September 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1979
- Place: Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7279° N, 90.4681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platteville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7279&lon=-90.4681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2507  79/9/24    PLATTEVILLE,WI      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 140
        TIME - 2021                    N11569              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBUQUE,IA                  PLATTEVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNIVERSITY OWNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11569](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11569), registered now, S/N 15075529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Platteville 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 19790924030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924030329A), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 150, Platteville, WI, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit runway on landing without flare,bounced into air. Stalled. Hit runway nose down. Failed to level off.

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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