Cessna 150 accident near Spring Brook, Wisconsin, September 19, 1983
On September 19, 1983, a Cessna 150, registered N3069S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Spring Brook, Wisconsin (Spring Brook Farm airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 19, 1983 · cases in 1983
- Place
- Spring Brook, Wisconsin · Spring Brook Farm · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N3069S · registry record · serial 15066969
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED THE ACFT AND BOUNCED UNTIL IT NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT HAD MADE 2 OR 3 SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE LAST APPROACH THE SUN BLINDED THE STUDENT BUT HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE ACFT WAS FLARED TOO HIGH AND BOUNCED BEFORE NOSING OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 11 hours in all; 11 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 2 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N3069S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N3069S on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 150 7,993 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-200-A 296 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Advent Health Durand Heliport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N3069S 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI83LA433.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.