# Accident 19900423014219A: Cessna 150G, Clinton, MD, April 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Airport: Washington Executive/Hyde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7602° N, 76.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7602&lon=-76.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8689J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8689J-2014-11-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423014219A

## Narrative

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

TURNING BASE LOST POWER. LANDED IN GRAVEL PIT. NOSED OVER. HAD PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT CONTROL.

## 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 BFO90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA038), Apr 23, 1990: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Clinton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE IMPROPERLY USED THE ENGINE CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N8689J (3)

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

- [Incident 19891104055939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104055939I), Nov 4, 1989: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Lynchburg, VA. Student on a solo cross country experienced a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Made an off airport landing.
- [Incident 19830803044709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803044709I), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Student became lost on solo cross country. Ran out of fuel. Landed on an interstate exit.
- [Incident 19820607027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607027909I), Jun 7, 1982: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Clinton, MD, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing and nose wheel folded. Instructor was counseled on the rationale behind using full flaps.

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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