# Accident 19890919044799A: Cessna 150M, Cave Junction, OR, September 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Cave Junction, OR
- Airport: Illinois Valley/Usfs/Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1095° N, 123.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1095&lon=-123.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704TF-1991-02-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 16 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890919044799A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING CLIMBOUT FROM TOUCH AND GO.

## 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 SEA89FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA176), Sep 20, 1989: Cessna 150M (N704TF), Cave Junction, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE LACK OF RECURRENT TRAINING AND RECENT EXPERIENCE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND A RESULTANT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

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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