# Accident 19891029043419A: Cessna 150M, Carrolton, OH, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Carrolton, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5698° N, 81.0896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5698&lon=-81.0896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66538-1990-09-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029043419A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE PERFORMING DIVES AND PULL-UPS OVER HIS RESIDENCE. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 ATL90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA017), Oct 29, 1989: Cessna 150M (N66538), Carrollton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH LED TO AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S APPARENT DESIRE TO SHOW OFF, AND THE LOW…

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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