# Accident 19910604019559A: Cessna A150L, Cottonwood, CA, June 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3292° N, 122.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3292&lon=-122.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6019J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6019J-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910604019559A

## Narrative

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

MADE HIGH SPEED DOWNWIND PASS OVER PRIVATE STRIP. PULLED UP STEEPLY,ROLLED,RECOVERED. PITCH UP STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX91FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA242), Jun 4, 1991: Cessna C-A150L (N6019J), Cottonwood, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL LOW PASS DURING WHICH HE PERFORMED AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER WITH INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LOW ALTITUDE AND THE TAILWIND CONDITION WHICH CREATED…

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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