CHI74FEM11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Grand Rapids, MI · July 24, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1973
Place
Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N19345Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730724022089A
Case key
189462

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2120  73/7/24    GRAND RAPIDS,MICH   CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0810                    N19345              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 35, 2373 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            431 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MICH          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT HAD BEEN ON STATIC DISPLAY IN SHOPPING CENTER.TKOF FROM STREET,ABORTED.HIT FENCE DRG TAXI.

Aircraft

Registration
N19345
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kent County

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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.