# Accident 19951216041479A: Cessna 150B, Grant, MI, December 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grant, MI
- Airport: Grant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3296° N, 85.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3296&lon=-85.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1219Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1219Y-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150B (registry code 2071806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216041479A

## Narrative

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

WHILE BACK TAXIING ON ICED OVER GRASS RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR FELL THRU ICE. OVER LOAD FOLDED NOSE GEAR. BUCKLED FIREWALL (-23) WHILE BACK TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 27, UNPREPARED GRASS SURFACE, NOSE WHEEL FELL THROUGH ICE, CAUSING OVERLOAD ON NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT ON FIRE WALL.

## 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 CHI96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA058), Dec 16, 1995: Cessna 150B (N1219Y), Grant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain and the weak ice-covered 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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