# NTSB MKC72DER33: Cessna 150L, N1601Q, Wht Br Lake, MN, December 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1971
- Place: Wht Br Lake, MN · WHT BR LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.0652° N, 93.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0652&lon=-93.0129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4142  71/12/22   WHT BR LAKE,MINN    CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N1601Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHT BR LAKE,MINN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FBO ADVSD PLT NOT TO LND THIS ARPT,RWY SNOW CVRD.PLT MISREAD WINDSOCK LNDD DNWND,WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1601Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1601Q), registered now, S/N 15072901, built 1971 (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: Northport

## Other investigations on N1601Q (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 MKC76DER78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER78), Jul 10, 1976: Cessna 150L (N1601Q), Carlton, MN, substantial damage

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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