# NTSB CHI79FET09: Cessna 150, N45597, Three Oaks, MI, December 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1978
- Place: Three Oaks, MI · THREE OAKS, MI
- Location: 41.7985° N, 86.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Oaks, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7985&lon=-86.6139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FET09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3717  78/12/15   THREE OAKS,MI       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N45597              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSELKA AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE OAKS,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- LANDED IN HAY FIELD ON AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N45597 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oselka Airport

## 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 19781215039939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215039939A), Dec 15, 1978: Cessna A150K, Three Oaks, MI, Substantial damage. Landed in hay field on airport.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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