# Accident 19950223002319A: Cessna 150A, Grant, MI, February 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1995, 10:12 local time
- Place: Grant, MI
- Airport: Grant Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3290° N, 85.8103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3290&lon=-85.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7127X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127X-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150A (registry code 2071804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950223002319A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING QUARTERING TAILWIND TOUCH AND GO. STRUCK SNOW BANK. FLIPPED OVER. NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY IDENTIFIER CONE AND A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA092), Feb 23, 1995: Cessna 150A (N7127X), Grant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to intentionally land downwind and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. The pilot's lack of experience and the tailwind were…

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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