# Accident 19890406006509A: Cessna 150K, Seattle, WA, April 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1989, 12:03 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6395G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6395G-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 9 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HAD TROUBLE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. BALLOONED,DROPPED AND DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED.TOO MUCH CROSSWIND

## 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 SEA89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA065), Apr 6, 1989: Cessna 150K (N6395G), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DECISION OF A STUDENT PILOT TO CONTINUE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH A CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED HIS ABILITY LEVEL.

## Other reports on N6395G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750412008389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412008389A), Apr 12, 1975: Cessna 150K (N6395G), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd short of planned area.

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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