# Accident 19890603014229A: Cessna 150M, Ansonia, OH, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 15:50 local time
- Place: Ansonia, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2132° N, 84.6348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ansonia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2132&lon=-84.6348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63452-2012-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 56 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014229A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON CROSSCOUNTRY WITH SEVERE WEATHER IN AREA FLEW INTO HEAVY RAIN, SEVERE WINDS. HIT ROOF AND BLACKED OUT.

## 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 CHI89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA105), Jun 3, 1989: Cessna 150 (N63452), Ansonia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N63452 (3)

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

- [Incident 19890301009309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301009309I), Mar 1, 1989: Cessna 150M (N63452), Columbus, OH. Student disoriented and low on fuel. Engine started to cut out. Landed in field. Both gauges on empty.
- [Accident 19840202002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840202002929A), Feb 2, 1984: Cessna 150M (N63452), New Paris, OH, Substantial damage. Struck a powerline near a residence on a practice engine out procedure.
- [Incident 19790417023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417023019I), Apr 17, 1979: Cessna 150M (N63452), Phillipsburg, OH, Minor damage. Student pilot allowed the aircraft to porpoise, then forced the nose down. The nose gear collapsed.

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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