CHI80FEM17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Traverse City, MI · March 7, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1980
Place
Traverse City, MI · TRAVERSE CITY, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N45181Cessna 150M
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800307005129A
Case key
131481

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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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3-1117   80/3/7    TRAVERSE CITY,MI    CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1657                    N45181              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRAVERSE CITY,MI            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N45181
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cherry Capital

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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.