# Accident 19900320004889A: Cessna 150B, Shelbyville, IN, March 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1990, 12:45 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Airport: Shelbyville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5196° N, 85.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5196&lon=-85.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7379X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7379X-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150B (registry code 2071806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 147 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900320004889A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. VEERED SHARPLY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. WING TIP HIT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI90LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA100), Mar 20, 1990: Cessna 150B (N7379X), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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