# Accident 19900812033369A: Cessna 150F, Salem, OH, August 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1990, 20:20 local time
- Place: Salem, OH
- Airport: Koons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8990° N, 80.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8990&lon=-80.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7983F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7983F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 188 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812033369A

## Narrative

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

COWLING OIL DOOR CAME OPEN ON LIFTOFF,ABORTED LATE AND STRUCK DITCHES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC90LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA191), Aug 13, 1990: Cessna 150 (N7983F), Salem, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A CORN FIELD AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, DUE TO THE ENGINE COWLING DOOR OPENING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

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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