# Accident 20080830846129A: Cessna 150, Bay City, MI, August 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: James Clements Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5469° N, 83.8956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5469&lon=-83.8956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23461, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23461) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830846129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRPORT AT MILINGTON, MI FOR BAY CITY.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY AT BAY CITY AND LANDED SHORT IN A CORN FIELD.  THE NOSE WHEEL WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNT WERE DAMAGED.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 CHI08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA275), Aug 30, 2008: Cessna 150H (N23461), Bay City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during descent due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the collapse of the nose landing gear due to rough terrain.

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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