# Accident 19730217005999A: Cessna 150L, Waterloo, IA, February 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1973
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Ranch Aero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1264Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217005999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT ADDED PWR TO CON TAXI,ACFT MOVED FWD,TURNED L,SLID INTO SNOWBANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC73DCD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD51), Feb 17, 1973: Cessna 150 (N1264Q), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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