# Accident 19900209001919A: Cessna 150L, Clear Lake, MN, February 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4408° N, 93.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4408&lon=-93.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7359G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7359G-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 8 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900209001919A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN GO AROUND DUE GUSTY WIND. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY HEADING,STRUCK A TREE, CRASHED AND BURNED. BLAMED WINDSHEAR.

## 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 MKC90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA052), Feb 9, 1990: Cessna 150 (N7359G), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY, HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND, AND HIS PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WIND…

## Other reports on N7359G (2)

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

- [Incident 19880701032669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701032669I), Jul 1, 1988: Cessna 150L (N7359G), Stanton, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing while attempting a short field landing. Nose gear and propeller damaged.
- [Incident 19850402019479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402019479I), Apr 2, 1985: Cessna 150L (N7359G), Tipton, IA. On solo crosscountry student ran low on fuel. Made 3 crosswind landing attempts on runway, then landed in field.

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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