# NTSB CHI80DEE36: Cessna 150M, N704LB, Wonder Lake, IL, July 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1980
- Place: Wonder Lake, IL · WONDER LAKE, IL
- Location: 42.3749° N, 88.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wonder Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3749&lon=-88.3483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2751  80/7/10    WONDER LAKE,IL      CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N704LB              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WONDER LAKE,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LB-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 15078686, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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: Galt

## 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 19800710030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710030629A), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 150M, Wonder Lake, IL, Substantial damage. Ballooned on hard landing. Lost control. Dragged wing-tip on ground. Airplane cartwheeled.

## Other investigations on N704LB (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 MKC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA039), Dec 17, 1988: Cessna 150 (N704LB), Rolla, MO, 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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