# NTSB CHI71FET27: Cessna 150H, N22168, Coldwater, MI, June 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1971
- Place: Coldwater, MI · COLDWATER, MI
- Location: 41.9460° N, 84.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9460&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FET27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FET27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1871   71/6/3    COLDWATER,MICH      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N22168              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 1606 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANCH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        REMARKS- STDNT FAM FLT.OIL INSP DOOR OPENED ABT 50-75FT AGL.PLT ATMTD LDG ON INT RWY.STDNT MONITORING CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22168-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 15068113, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Branch County

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.

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