# Accident 19900616021139A: Cessna 150, Flint, MI, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 16:44 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9697° N, 83.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9697&lon=-83.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6583T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583T-1993-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. IMPACTED HARD DUE HIGH SINK RATE. GAS LINE B NUT LOOSE AT CARB.

## 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 CHI90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA155), Jun 16, 1990: Cessna 150 (N6583T), Flint, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOOSE FUEL LINE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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