# Accident 19870509016039A: Cessna 150E, St Johns, MI, May 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1987, 14:58 local time
- Place: St Johns, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9996° N, 84.5509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9996&lon=-84.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3039J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3039J-2019-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509016039A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT A FENCE ON SHORT FINAL DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. PILOT REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE

## 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 CHI87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA126), May 9, 1987: Cessna 150E (N3039J), St. Johns, MI, substantial damage

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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