# NTSB CHI80FEP05: Cessna 150M, N45718, Omro, WI, November 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1979
- Place: Omro, WI · OMRO, WI
- Location: 44.0390° N, 88.7370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omro, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0390&lon=-88.7370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3241  79/11/11   OMRO,WI             CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1128                    N45718              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OMRO DROP ZONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONE ROCK,WI                OMRO,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45718](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45718-1980-11-22), registration cancelled 1980-11-22, S/N 15077034, built 1975 (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
- Airport: Omro Drop Zone

## 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 19791111029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111029999A), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 150M, Omro, WI, Substantial damage. Struck wires during approach to private airport. Wires not marked.

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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