# NTSB CHI74DEM21: Cessna 150, N51094, Muskegon, MI, September 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&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 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4121  73/9/16    MUSKEGON,MICH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N51094              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKEGON,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STUDENT DISTRACTED BY OTR TRAFFIC ON AIRPORT.SMALL TREES IN FLT PATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51094](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51094-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 15069759, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Muskegon County

## 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 19730916036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916036749A), Sep 16, 1973: Cessna 150J, Muskegon, MI, Substantial damage. Student distracted by otr traffic on airport. Small trees in flt path.

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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