# Accident 19900803030029A: Cessna 150L, Palmer Township, PA, August 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1990, 12:50 local time
- Place: Palmer Township, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N18030, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18030-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803030029A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT FLYING AT TREE TOP LEVEL CIRCLING  WAVING TO FRIENDS. STALLED IN STEEP TURN. HIT VEHICLE. BOTH BURNED.

## 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 NYC90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA181), Aug 3, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18030), Palmer Township, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT PILOT'S POOR…

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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