# Accident 19890115000589A: Cessna 150J, Osceola, WI, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 12:45 local time
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Airport: L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3094° N, 92.6899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (OEO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3094&lon=-92.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61306-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON OVERRUN AND NOSED OVER. ICE IN FUEL LINE. HAD SAT OUT IN FREEZING RAIN.

## 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 CHI89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA044), Jan 15, 1989: Cessna 150J (N61306), Osceola, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION (TO ASSURE A PROPER PREFLIGHT) BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL. THE TERRAIN WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A…

## Other reports on N61306 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930505012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012349A), May 5, 1993: Cessna 150J (N61306), Rice Lake, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced and lost control on hard landing. Ran off side of runway striking the windsock pole.

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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