# NTSB CHI74FEC28: Cessna 150L, N16080, Mason, MI, January 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1974
- Place: Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0297  74/1/19    MASON,MICH          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N16080              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEWETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED L AFTER LIFT-OFF.WHEN NOSE OF ACFT LOWERED,L GR CTCTD SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16080](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16080), registered now, S/N 15073462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Jewett

## 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 19740119001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740119001079A), Jan 19, 1974: Cessna 150L, Mason, MI, Substantial damage. Acft drifted l after lift-off. When nose of acft lowered,l gr ctctd snowbank.

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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