# Accident 19900624022029A: Cessna 150K, Lancaster, PA, June 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1990, 18:54 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6442G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6442G-1991-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 92 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900624022029A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT OFF AIRPORT LANDING AREA INTO PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. UNRESTRAINED CHILD IN BAGGAGE AREA INJURED.

## 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 NYC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA138), Jun 24, 1990: Cessna 150 (N6442G), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS DECISION TO LAND IN A FIELD WITH INSUFFICIENT SPACE AVAILABLE.

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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