# Accident 19860423013429A: Cessna 150L, Gregory, MI, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 14:20 local time
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Airport: Smith Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4502° N, 84.0806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4502&lon=-84.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16047, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16047-1997-03-19) (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: 8,000 total, 530 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423013429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNMARKED POWERLINE ON FINAL.PILOT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY OPERATING ON AN EXPIRED MEDICAL

## 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 CHI86LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA130), Apr 23, 1986: Cessna 150 (N16047), Gregory, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16047 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960613013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613013769A), Jun 13, 1996: Cessna 150L (N16047), Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Stalled trying to clear wires at end of wet grass strip. Failed determine capability to clear same. Over gross wt. (-23) aircraft stalled about 30 feet in the…
- [Incident 19910514027809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514027809I), May 14, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16047), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Student lost directional control of aircraft and veered off runway.

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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