# NTSB CHI79DEM24: Cessna 150M, N66688, St. Charles, MI, June 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1979
- Place: St. Charles, MI · ST. CHARLES, MI
- Location: 43.2946° N, 84.1593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2946&lon=-84.1593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1312  79/6/28    ST. CHARLES,MI      CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N66688              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRASER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MI                    MICHIGAN CITY,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: INDUCTION AIR,PREHEAT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL CABLE BINDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66688](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66688-1994-03-25), registration cancelled 1994-03-25, S/N 15076211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fraser

## 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 19790628012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628012649A), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 150M, St Charles, MI, Substantial damage. Eng stopped enroute,student pilot landed in soft field. Acft flipped over. Misused carburetor heat control.

## Other investigations on N66688 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA061), Mar 22, 1989: Cessna 150M (N66688), Corunna, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM A PRACTICE STALL MANEUVER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION OVER SNOW COVERED…

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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