# NTSB MKC72DCD52: Cessna 150L, N1616Q, Garner, IA, January 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1972
- Place: Garner, IA · GARNER, IA
- Location: 43.1000° N, 93.6031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garner, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1000&lon=-93.6031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1273   72/1/6    GARNER,IOWA         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 2245                    N1616Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARNER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARNER,IOWA                 DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        REMARKS- NITE SOLO X-CNTRY.30FT WIDE STRIP CLEARED DOWN RWY.FLT NOT APVD BY DIR OF FLT OPS IAW COMP POLICY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1616Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1616Q), registered now, S/N 15072916 (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: Garner Muni

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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