# NTSB CHI72FEM29: Cessna 150, N8893S, Traverse Cty, MI, September 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1971
- Place: Traverse Cty, MI · TRAVERSE CTY, MI
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3390  71/9/15    TRAVERSE CTY,MICH   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N8893S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY CAPITAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAMAZOO,MICH              TRAVERSE CTY,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- R WNG HIT UTILITY TRUCK ON TERMINAL RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8893S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893S-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 15062193, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Cherry Capital

## Other investigations on N8893S (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 CHI07CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA111), Apr 22, 2007: Cessna 150F (N8893S), Paw Paw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while on final approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the gusting wind conditions and the trees.

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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