Cessna 150 accident near Port Huron, Michigan, January 11, 1984
On January 11, 1984 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N63546, was substantially damaged in an accident near Port Huron, Michigan (St. Clair County Int. airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 11, 1984 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Port Huron, Michigan · St. Clair County Int. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N63546 · no longer on the register · serial 15077385
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON A SNOWY RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT WAS NOT CORRECTED BEFORE A COLLISION WITHA SNOWBANK OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE STUDENTS 2ND SOLO. THE RWY WAS REPORTEDLY COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 8 hours in all; 8 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 1 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,889 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 15, 1983; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,104 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 5,104 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 010° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.