# Accident 19890825032199A: Cessna 150H, North East, PA, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 19:45 local time
- Place: North East, PA
- Airport: Moorhead Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2105° N, 79.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2105&lon=-79.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50294-1992-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 118 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825032199A

## Narrative

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

TWO PRIVATE PILOTS PRACTICE FOR BIENNIAL PULLED MIXTURE ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO RESTART.

## 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 NYC89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA202), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna 150H (N50294), Northeast, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO AN OVER-RICH ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE COMBINATION OF AN OVER-RICH RUNNING ENGINE AND THE PILOT'S PUMPING OF THE THROTTLE DURING THE RECOVERY ATTEMPT CAUSED THE ENGINE…

## Other reports on N50294 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790723021249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723021249I), Jul 23, 1979: Cessna 150H (N50294), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Tail of aircraft raised up and aircraft flipped over in strong wind.

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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