# Accident 19790312004589A: Cessna 150L, Traverse City, MI, March 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1979, 11:51 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155KA-1980-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 13 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312004589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING CLIMB OUT. AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN. WATER OR ICE IN FUEL.

## 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 CHI79FEM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM14), Mar 12, 1979: Cessna 150L (N155KA), Traverse City, MI, 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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