# NTSB CHI79FEP40: Cessna 150M, N9365U, Appleton, WI, April 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1979
- Place: Appleton, WI · APPLETON, WI
- Location: 44.2798° N, 88.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Appleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2798&lon=-88.3883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1477   79/4/7    APPLETON,WI         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N9365U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 825 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APPLETON,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 2 TEASPOONS OF LIQUID & PARTICLES RESEMBLING WATER & RUST FOUND IN CARB BOWL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9365U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9365U-1989-02-13), registration cancelled 1989-02-13, S/N 15078314 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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 19790407018669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407018669A), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 150M, Appleton, WI, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during instructional flight. Landed in soft field. Found water in fuel system.

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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