# Accident 19810125001589A: Cessna 150M, Timewell, IL, January 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1981, 09:35 local time
- Place: Timewell, IL
- Airport: Mayfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0078° N, 90.8737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Timewell, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0078&lon=-90.8737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63090 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENTERED SPIN OR SPIRAL OVER AIR STRIP. DID NOT RECOVER. MAY HAVE BEEN PRACTICINGSPINS OR POSSIBLE INNER EAR PROBLEM

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA022), Jan 25, 1981: Cessna 150M (N63090), Timewell, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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