# Accident 19770205002219A: Cessna A150L, Kalamazoo, MI, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamaz00 Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6188F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6188F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 165 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205002219A

## Narrative

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

HIT HIGHWAY SIGNPOST & ENTERED DEEP SNOW.

## 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 CHI77FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM15), Feb 5, 1977: Cessna 150 (N6188F), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6188F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950525013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525013789A), May 25, 1995: Cessna A150L (N6188F), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Student landing tail wheel 150 veered on landing. CFI tried correct but unable overcome student input. Ground looped
- [Incident 19790507100259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507100259I), May 7, 1979: Cessna 150A (N6188F), Greenville, MI, Minor damage. Student made hard landing collapsing the nose gear. Moderate crosswind.

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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