# Accident 19910721028799A: Cessna 150M, Tunica, MS, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Airport: Tunica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6799° N, 90.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6799&lon=-90.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45285, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45285) (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: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028799A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL LANDING IN QUARTERING CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY DOWNWIND SIDE. NOSED OVER. FLIGHT NOT APPROVED

## 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 MIA91LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA190), Jul 21, 1991: Cessna 150M (N45285), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE QUARTERING CROSSWIND AND SOFT TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N45285 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811018080979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018080979I), Oct 18, 1981: Cessna 150M (N45285), Madison, AR, Minor damage. Student made unauthorized flight in high surface winds. Came in too high, tried to go around, nosed up off runway.

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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