# Accident 19901011045149A: Cessna 150M, Plymouth, MI, October 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal-Canton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3699° N, 83.4602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3699&lon=-83.4602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45328, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45328) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901011045149A

## Narrative

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

WING LIFTED ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL. ABORTED. LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. HAD OVERCOMPENSATED CONTROL INPUTS.

## 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 CHI91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA008), Oct 11, 1990: Cessna 150 (N45328), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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