# Accident 19890301002849A: Cessna 150L, Evanston, WY, March 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1989, 10:50 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston-Unita County Burns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2507° N, 110.9597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2507&lon=-110.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11009-1996-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 12 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301002849A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL, UNABLE TO RECOVER. IMPACTED SNOW COVERED TERRAIN 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA081), Mar 1, 1989: Cessna 150 (N11009), Evanston, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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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