- Date
- January 13, 1973
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8153SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730113000769A
- Case key
- 170115
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0164 73/1/13 KALAMAZOO,MICH CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N8153S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALAMAZOO,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- TAXIING THRU SMALL SNOWDRIFT.ACFT BROKE FREE,SLID INTO HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8153S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kalamazoo Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.