# Accident 19900101000029A: Cessna 150F, Elkhart, IN, January 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7203° N, 85.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7203&lon=-85.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8575G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8575G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 59 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900101000029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ICE COVERED RUNWAY,SLID INTO UNPLOWED SNOW ON RUNWAY SIDE AND NOSED OVER. NO WINTER OPERATION EXPERIENCE.

## 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 CHI90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA059), Jan 1, 1990: Cessna 150F (N8575G), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

## Other reports on N8575G (1)

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

- [Incident 19940807041369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807041369I), Aug 7, 1994: Cessna 150G (N8575G), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing. Scraped wing tip.

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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