# Accident 20040930030029A: Cessna 150M, Durand, MI, September 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2004, 19:10 local time
- Place: Durand, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9100° N, 83.9796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9100&lon=-83.9796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45673, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45673) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 284 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040930030029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HIS GRASS STRIP. RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN THE ENGINE POWER SURGED SO HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. ON ASCENT HE STRUCK A CABLE, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND IN THE ADJOINING CORN FIELD RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE GO-AROUND.

## 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 CHI04LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA292), Sep 30, 2004: Cessna 150M (N45673), Durand, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The elongated exhaust valve leading to the in-flight loss of engine power during initial climb. A factor was the transmission wire the airplane impacted during its emergency landing after takeoff.

## Other reports on N45673 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901026047219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026047219I), Oct 26, 1990: Cessna 150M (N45673), Owosso, MI, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing while practicing touch and go landings. 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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