# Accident 19800307005129A: Cessna 150M, Traverse City, MI, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 16:57 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45181-2018-03-14) (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: 96 total, 92 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307005129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING LOW-LEVEL PRACTICE. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW, FLIPPED OVER. POSSIBLE WATER 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 CHI80FEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM17), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna 150M (N45181), 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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