# NTSB NYC73DNC41: Cessna 150, N17046, Brewer, ME, December 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1972
- Place: Brewer, ME · BREWER, ME
- Location: 44.7845° N, 68.7346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewer, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7845&lon=-68.7346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1683   72/12/2   BREWER,ME           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N17046              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREWER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWER,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17046](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17046-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 15073603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brewer

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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