# Accident 19901204052769A: Cessna 150M, Tucson, AZ, December 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1990, 08:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1490° N, 110.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1490&lon=-110.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9312U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312U-1998-05-01) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 227 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204052769A

## Narrative

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

CLEARED TO TAXI BEHIND FOUR F16'S WITH STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WIND.AN F16 POWERED UP.BLEW 150 UP ON NOSE AND WIND TIP

## 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 LAX91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA049), Dec 4, 1990: Cessna 150 (N9312U), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: ONE OR MORE OF THE F-16 PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THROTTLES BEFORE BEING CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF.

## Other reports on N9312U (1)

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

- [Accident 19920209002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002369A), Feb 9, 1992: Cessna 150M (N9312U), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed in rough desert terrain. Had departed minimum fuel. Fuel tanks found empty.

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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