# Accident 19890401005159A: Cessna STC150, Bermuda Dunes, CA, April 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7102° N, 116.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7102&lon=-116.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61315, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61315-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,699 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890401005159A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP 2 BANNERS AFTER WIND BLEW ANOTHER BANNER ON TOP OF ORIGINAL BANNER UNABLE TO STAY ALOFT. CRASHED LANDING.

## 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 LAX89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA143), Apr 1, 1989: Cessna 150J (N61315), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER ASSISTANCE BY GROUND PERSONNEL WHO INADVERTENTLY OVERLOADED THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN JETTISONING THE LOAD.

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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