CHI81DEP16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Palmyra, WI · April 20, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1981
Place
Palmyra, WI · PALMYRA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3901JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126130

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0578  81/4/20  NR.PALMYRA,WI         CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 146
        TIME - 1427                    N3901J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYS LAKE,IL              PALMYRA,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3901J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.