# Accident 19890831033509A: Cessna 150M, Delta, UT, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2903° N, 112.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2903&lon=-112.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6372K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6372K-1991-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL AFTER POWER APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA204), Sep 1, 1989: Cessna 150M (N6372K), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE. SOFT TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N6372K (1)

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

- [Accident 19880120001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880120001009A), Jan 20, 1988: Cessna 150M (N6372K), Delta, UT, Substantial damage. Veered off runway into a snowbank on landing and flipped over. Right landing gear wheel blocked by packed snow.

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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