- Date
- February 22, 1972
- Place
- Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50579Cessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165517
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1300 72/2/22 DOWAGIAC,MICH CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1320 N50579 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOWAGIAC,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SNOW BANKED AT RWY SIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50579
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cass County
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Other investigations on N50579 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI98LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlymouth, INthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the crosswind, soft field takeoff. Factors in this accident were the pilot not following the airplane manufacturer's recommended takeoff procedures by lowering the flaps, and the crosswind.NTSB MKC69F0200Accident · No injuriesClosedFt.Lenard Wood, MO