# NTSB CHI73AC063: Cessna 150G, N4033J, Berrien Spgs, MI, January 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1973
- Place: Berrien Spgs, MI · BERRIEN SPGS, MI
- Location: 41.9473° N, 86.3402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berrien Springs, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9473&lon=-86.3402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0096  73/1/14    BERRIEN SPGS,MICH   CESSNA 150G         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N4033J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      24, 2068 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1502 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREWS ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERRIEN SPGS,MICH           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4033J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033J-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 15065333 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Andrews Arpt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730114004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730114004919A), Jan 14, 1973: Cessna A150K, Berrien Spgs, MI, Destroyed

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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