# Accident 19790628012649A: Cessna 150M, St Charles, MI, June 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: St Charles, MI
- Airport: Fraser
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2946° N, 84.1593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2946&lon=-84.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66688-1994-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628012649A

## Narrative

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

ENG STOPPED ENROUTE,STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN SOFT FIELD. ACFT FLIPPED OVER. MISUSED CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL.

## 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 CHI79DEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEM24), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 150M (N66688), St. Charles, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66688 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890322004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322004359A), Mar 22, 1989: Cessna 150M (N66688), Corunna, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impact wings level slight descent high speed. Practicing stalls said engine quit. Unable restart. No defects found

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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