# Accident 19890711021879A: Cessna 150L, Fort Worth, TX, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 18:42 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8206° N, 97.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8206&lon=-97.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17250-1992-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 48 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711021879A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS. JUST ABOVE STALL RETURNED. HIGH SINK RATE IMPACTED SHORT. FLAP MICROSWITCH FUSE.

## 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 FTW89FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA134), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 150L (N17250), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO RAISE THE FLAPS WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. THE FLAP FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FULL FLAP TAKEOFF WERE THE RESULT OF THE OPERATOR'S…

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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