# NTSB CHI81DEP03: Cessna 150F, N7856F, Elkhorn, WI, October 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1980
- Place: Elkhorn, WI · ELKHORN, WI
- Location: 42.6716° N, 88.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhorn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-88.5363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP03

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2273   80/10/7   ELKHORN,WI          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N7856F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 2165 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUENWALD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMYRA,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           DUAL STUDENT - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- STUDENT BCM ILL,CFI LNDD ACFT.STUDENT EXITED TO REAR,BCM DISORIENTED,WALK ARND ACFT INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7856F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7856F), registered now, S/N 15063956, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: No damage
- Airport: Gruenwald

## 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 19801007050469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801007050469A), Oct 7, 1980: Cessna 150F, Elkhorn, WI. Student pilot became ill and intructor landed airplane. Student walked into prop.

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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