# Accident 19901029047299A: Cessna 150M, Williamston, NC, October 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1990, 17:45 local time
- Place: Williamston, NC
- Airport: Martin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8492° N, 77.0504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8492&lon=-77.0504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3490V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3490V-2015-04-30) (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: 66 total, 57 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901029047299A

## Narrative

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

LOST. CONTINUED FLIGHT UNTIL LOCATING AN AIRPORT AFTER DARK. BOUNCED AND WING HIT RUNWAY. LIMITED NIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 ATL91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA012), Oct 29, 1990: Cessna 150M (N3490V), Williamston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE DURING THE NIGHT LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN GEOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT INTO NIGHT CONDITIONS…

## Other reports on N3490V (1)

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

- [Incident 19780907018559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907018559I), Sep 7, 1978: Cessna 150 (N3490V), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off side of runway on 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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