# Accident 19880628023929A: Cessna 150G, Fort Wayne, IN, June 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1502° N, 85.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1502&lon=-85.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4744X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744X-1989-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 400 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880628023929A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO APPROACHING FRONTAL WEATHER STALLED AVOIDING WIRES. HIT TREES AND CHILD ON IMPACT. POSITIVE FOR DRUGS

## 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 CHI88FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA144), Jun 28, 1988: Cessna 150G (N4744X), Ft Wayne, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN DUE TO THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND FAILURE TO AVOID THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM.

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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