# Accident 19900806030389A: Cessna 150L, Leesville, LA, August 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1990, 18:35 local time
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Airport: Leesville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1309° N, 93.2710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1309&lon=-93.2710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10472-1993-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900806030389A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE IN A STEEP TURN WHILE CIRCLING WOODED AREA TO SPOT A LOST MODEL AIRPLANE. VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 FTW90FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA152), Aug 6, 1990: Cessna 150L (N10472), Leesville, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VS WHILE MANEUVERING AND THE FACT THAT ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY FROM THE INADVERTENT STALL.

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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