# Accident 19890516011639A: Cessna 150L, St Johns, MI, May 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: St Johns, MI
- Airport: Randolphs Landing Ara Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1139° N, 84.5192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1139&lon=-84.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7531G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531G-2013-05-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890516011639A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT CAUTIONED ABOUT ROTATING TOO SOON, ABORTED TAKEOFF. CFI TOOK OVER BUT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA090), May 16, 1989: Cessna 150 L (N7531G), Eureka, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THE SUBSEQUENT ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS PERFORMED WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE…

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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