# Accident 19890708020869A: Cessna 150K, Louisville, CO, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 19:05 local time
- Place: Louisville, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9595° N, 105.1395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9595&lon=-105.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6342G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6342G-1990-07-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708020869A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS. CRASHED IN HILLY AREA. MICOBURST REPORTED SEVERE WINDS. CFI FIRST DUAL NO 150 TIME.

## 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 DEN89FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA162), Jul 9, 1989: Cessna 150K (N6342G), Louisville, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) AND FLIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE CFI, HIS…

## Other reports on N6342G (1)

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

- [Incident 19840523024899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523024899I), May 23, 1984: Cessna 150K (N6342G), Akron, CO, Minor damage. Lost control on rollout. Went off side of runway. Tipped forward and sideways in the sod. Had variable winds.

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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