# Accident 19900108002149A: Cessna 152, Rochester, IN, January 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1990, 11:16 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0603° N, 86.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-86.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6141Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6141Q-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108002149A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED A CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED STUDENT PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED, RAN OFF RUNWAY. 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 CHI90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA060), Jan 8, 1990: Cessna 152 (N6141Q), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE DITCH.

## Other reports on N6141Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20150905015799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150905015799A), Sep 5, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6141Q), Miami, FL, Destroyed. While conducting practice instrument approaches, 2.4 hours into flight, ran out of fuel resulting in engine failure and forced landing in everglades national…
- [Accident 20130404004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130404004609A), Apr 4, 2013: Cessna 152 (N6141Q), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. On April 4 2013, at 0840, N6141Q, a Cessna 152, registered to c&g aircraft maintenance inc, operating as a 14 CFR 141, under dean international inc (D4RS),…

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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