# Accident 19910420011639A: Cessna 150L, Mt Vernon, WA, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4208° N, 122.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4208&lon=-122.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16230, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16230-1991-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 51 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011639A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING SLOW FLIGHT AND APPROACH TO STALL WITH FLAPS DOWN. STALLED , ENTERED SPIN, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA089), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16230), Mount Vernon, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N16230 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781019030599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019030599I), Oct 19, 1978: Cessna 150 (N16230), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Hit a light pole while taxiing into the parking area.

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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