# Accident 19900814033049A: Cessna A150K, Kenai, AK, August 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6598° N, 150.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6598&lon=-150.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8345M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8345M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814033049A

## Narrative

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

FOUND CRASHED IN TREES. HIGH SPEED IMPACT. WAS 50 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ANC90FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA146), Aug 15, 1990: Cessna A150 (N8345M), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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