# NTSB CHI73DEC25: Cessna 150, N1642Q, Flint, MI, March 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEC25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0488  73/3/21    FLINT,MICH          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1108                    N1642Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- SNOW PILED CLOSE TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1642Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1642Q), registered now, S/N 15072942, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bishop Airport

## 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 19730321009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321009259A), Mar 21, 1973: Cessna 150L, Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Snow piled close to rwy.

## Other investigations on N1642Q (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 CHI77DEC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEC38), Jul 13, 1977: Cessna 150 (N1642Q), Pontiac, MI, 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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