# Accident 19900924042239A: Cessna A150L, Terre Haute, IN, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 10:02 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5505° N, 87.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5505&lon=-87.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6073J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073J-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. STRUCK POWERLINE ON FORCED LANDING. NO DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE CARB ICING.

## 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 CHI90LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA272), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna A150L (N6073J), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N6073J (2)

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

- [Incident 19880810045959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810045959I), Aug 10, 1988: Cessna 150 (N6073J), Greeley, CO. Forced landing in a field when could not gain altitude. Mixture may not have been leaned properly for density alt.
- [Accident 19740808033229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740808033229A), Aug 8, 1974: Cessna A150L (N6073J), Meridianville, AL, Substantial damage. Struck dirt pile btwn rwy and taxiway,acft flipped.

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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