# NTSB MKC73DCD51: Cessna 150, N1264Q, Waterloo, IA, February 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1973
- 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 April 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0554  73/2/17    WATERLOO,IOWA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N1264Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH AERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IOWA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ADDED PWR TO CON TAXI,ACFT MOVED FWD,TURNED L,SLID INTO SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1264Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1264Q), registered now, S/N 15072564, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Ranch Aero

## 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 19730217005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217005999A), Feb 17, 1973: Cessna 150L, Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Plt added pwr to con taxi,acft moved fwd,turned l,slid into snowbank.

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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