# NTSB CHI72DET13: Cessna 150G, N50579, Dowagiac, MI, February 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1972
- Place: Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
- Location: 41.9834° N, 86.1128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dowagiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9834&lon=-86.1128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DET13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DET13

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50579-1998-10-27), registration cancelled 1998-10-27, S/N 15069410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cass County

## Other investigations on N50579 (2)

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 CHI98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA038), Nov 17, 1997: Cessna 150 (N50579), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…
- [NTSB MKC69F0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0200), Sep 27, 1968: Cessna 150J (N50579), Ft.Lenard Wood, MO, substantial damage

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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