# NTSB CHI72FEM48: Cessna 150, N8425J, Traverse Cty, MI, January 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1972
- 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 October 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8425J-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 15066325, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherry Capital

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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