# Accident 19900604020849A: Cessna 150F, Sturgis, SD, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 06:30 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4105° N, 103.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4105&lon=-103.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6418F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418F-1990-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604020849A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN LOW ATTITUDE STEEP TURN TO LINE UP FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION SPRAY RUN.

## 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 DEN90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA124), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 150F (N6418F), Sturgis, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N6418F (1)

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

- [Accident 19830618030529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618030529A), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 150F (N6418F), Red Owl, SD, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on takeoff climb. Hit ground and bounced to inverted position. Was taking off to obtain fuel.

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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