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Cessna 150G N4655X

1 February 1997 · Dowagiac, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 February 1997 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N4655X was involved in an accident near Dowagiac, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Dowagiac, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Dowagiac Municipal (C91)
Coordinates
41.9793, -86.1107
Aircraft
Cessna 150G
Registration
N4655X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI97LA064

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the snowbank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting solo touch-and-go landings. While in the transition from a landing to takeoff, directional control was lost. The pilot attempted to continue the takeoff; however, the landing gear contacted a snowbank and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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