# Accident 19900405007759A: Cessna 150G, Franklin, WI, April 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Franklin, WI
- Airport: Rainbow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9396° N, 88.0390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9396&lon=-88.0390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3876J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3876J-2025-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 65 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900405007759A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. BLOWN TO LEFT OF RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND, SETTLED INTO MUD 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 CHI90LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA107), Apr 5, 1990: Cessna 150G (N3876J), Franklin, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). THE WIND CONDITIONS AND SOFT TERRAIN WERE…

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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