# NTSB CHI73FEM34: Cessna 150F, N8153S, Kalamazoo, MI, January 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1973
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8153S), registered now, S/N 15061753, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo Muni

## 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 19730113000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730113000769A), Jan 13, 1973: Cessna 150F, Kalamazoo, MI, Substantial damage. Taxiing thru small snowdrift. Acft broke free,slid into hangar.

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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