# NTSB CHI79FEC43: Cessna 150M, N9287U, New Hudson, MI, August 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1979
- Place: New Hudson, MI · NEW HUDSON, MI
- Location: 42.5109° N, 83.6155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hudson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5109&lon=-83.6155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2291   79/8/7    NEW HUDSON,MI       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N9287U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND SOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HUDSON,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9287U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland South

## 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 19790807023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807023439A), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 150B, New Hudson, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed acft to drift off runway at lift off. Hit ditch adjacent to runway

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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