# NTSB CHI73DEM32: Cessna 150, N22120, Traverse Cty, MI, December 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 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 March 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3557  72/12/14   TRAVERSE CTY,MICH   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N22120              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
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT ON WAY TO FIRST SOLO TKOF HIT UNATTENDED SNOW PLOW PARKED ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22120](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22120-1994-06-29), registration cancelled 1994-06-29, S/N 15068073 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherry Capital

## Other investigations on N22120 (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 CHI92LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA185), Jun 21, 1992: Cessna 150H (N22120), Three Rivers, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF A ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION MAKING.

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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