CHI70F0093

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Houghton Lk, MI · July 12, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1969
Place
Houghton Lk, MI · HOUGHTON LK, MI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N23154Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166186

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3089  69/7/12    HOUGHTON LK,MICH    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N23154              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSCOMMON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RIVERDALE,MICH              RIVERDALE,MICH               HOUGHTON LK,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED RINGING IN HIS EARS. EAR SPECIALIST FOUND EUSTACHIAN TUBE PARTIALLY BLOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N23154
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Roscommon County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.