# NTSB CHI79FEC29: Cessna 150, N9101U, Napoleon, MI, June 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1979
- Place: Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
- Location: 42.1645° N, 84.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napoleon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1645&lon=-84.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0846   79/6/3    NAPOLEON,MI         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N9101U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD MAULE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPOLEON,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT VOMITTED DURING LANDING APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9101U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9101U), registered now, S/N 15078052, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Bedford Maule

## 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 19790603010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603010279A), Jun 3, 1979: Cessna 152, Napoleon, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot became ill during landing approach,struck tree on attempted goaround.

## Other investigations on N9101U (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA073), Feb 26, 1982: Cessna 150 (N9101U), Manchester, MI, 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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