# Accident 19890328004899A: Cessna 150L, Troy, MI, March 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1989, 15:27 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy/Oakland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5335Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5335Q-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890328004899A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SLOW SPEED ON DOWNWIND. ENGINE QUIT BUT STARTED AGAIN AS AIRCRAFT SPUN IN. BELIEVE PULLED MIXTURE IN ERROR

## 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 CHI89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA064), Mar 28, 1989: Cessna 150L (N5335Q), Clawson, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWING THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY BELOW THE AIRPLANES STALL SPEED.

## Other reports on N5335Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780714043979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714043979I), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna 150L (N5335Q), Highland, MI. Engine lost power due to an intake valve failure.

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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