# Accident 19901206053279A: Cessna 150L, Portage, WI, December 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: Portage, WI
- Airport: Portage Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5398° N, 89.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5398&lon=-89.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11327-2021-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 160 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901206053279A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR HIT SNOW DRIFT. BEGAN GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS, STALLED, HIT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA042), Dec 6, 1990: Cessna 150 (N11327), Portage, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DELAYED GO-AROUND AND STALL ENCOUNTERED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A SNOW BANK, PROPER ALIGNMENT NOT ATTAINED, AND RAISING THE FLAPS NOT PERFORMED BY THE PIC.

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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