# Accident 19890826031919A: Cessna 150, Jonesboro, LA, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, LA
- Airport: Jonesboro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2302° N, 92.7108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2302&lon=-92.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7872Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7872Z-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031919A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING,LEFT THE RUNWAY. OWNER TRIED GO AROUND BUT BATTERY CAME LOOSE,SEVERED CONTROLS.

## 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 FTW89LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA153), Aug 26, 1989: Cessna 150C (N7872Z), Jonesboro, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TREE WAS A RELATED…

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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