# Accident 19900826036049A: Cessna 150M, Baton Rouge, LA, August 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1990, 08:34 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5398° N, 91.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5398&lon=-91.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66369-1992-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826036049A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES ROUGH ENGINE ON TAKEOFF DUE TO STUCK VALVE. TURNED BACK BUT STALLED AND IMPACTED VERTICALLY.

## 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 FTW90FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA168), Aug 26, 1990: Cessna 150M (N66369), Baton Rouge, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING THE STEEP TURN. A FACTOR WAS THE DOOR OPENING IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N66369 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890904053429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904053429I), Sep 4, 1989: Cessna 150M (N66369), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Bounced and nose wheel struck runway.

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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