# NTSB MKC73DCD41: Cessna 150K, N6404G, Waterloo, IA, December 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1972
- Place: Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3551  72/12/15   WATERLOO,IOWA       CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1526                    N6404G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERLOO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IOWA               MILWAUKEE WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT USED FULL POWER WHILE TURNING SHARPLY DOWN WIND TO FREE ACFT FROM SNOWBANK.WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6404G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6404G), registered now, S/N 15071904, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Waterloo 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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