# Accident 19790131001969A: Cessna 150M, Three Rivers, MI, January 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9454° N, 85.6295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Rivers, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9454&lon=-85.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704CG-2026-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131001969A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK DURING CROSSWIND LANDING

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N704CG (1)

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

- [Accident 19840324033429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324033429A), Mar 24, 1984: Cessna 150M (N704CG), White Cottage, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot became lost on solo crosscountry and crash occurred during precautionary landing.

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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