# Accident 19900513015559A: Cessna 150H, Mount Union, PA, May 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mount Union, PA
- Airport: Huntingdon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2897° N, 77.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2897&lon=-77.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142S-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,455 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513015559A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL MADE SLOW LEFT TURN THEN STEEP DIVE TO GROUND. NO APPARENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

## 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 NYC90FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA106), May 13, 1990: Cessna 150H (N7142S), Shirleysburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.

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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