CHI72FEM48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Traverse Cty, MI · January 21, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1972
Place
Traverse Cty, MI · TRAVERSE CTY, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8425JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 2, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165193

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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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3-0317  72/1/21    TRAVERSE CTY,MICH   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8425J              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
          TRAVERSE CTY,MICH           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- PLT NOT ADVISED OF SNOW DEPTH ON TAXIWAY,WAS NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO JUDGE SNOW DEPTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8425J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cherry Capital

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.