# Accident 19890322004359A: Cessna 150M, Corunna, MI, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Corunna, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9790° N, 84.1108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9790&lon=-84.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66688-1994-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322004359A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT WINGS LEVEL SLIGHT DESCENT HIGH SPEED. PRACTICING STALLS SAID ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE RESTART. NO DEFECTS FOUND

## 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 CHI89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA061), Mar 22, 1989: Cessna 150M (N66688), Corunna, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM A PRACTICE STALL MANEUVER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION OVER SNOW COVERED…

## Other reports on N66688 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790628012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628012649A), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 150M (N66688), St Charles, MI, Substantial damage. Eng stopped enroute,student pilot landed in soft field. Acft flipped over. Misused carburetor heat control.

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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