# Accident 19910824036561A: Cessna 150L, Watertown, SD, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 11:10 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9091° N, 97.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9091&lon=-97.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16098, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16098-1995-05-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 467 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036561A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF 2 PILOTS LOST TRACK OF AERONCA N4535E AND HIT HIS EMPANNEGE. LANDED SAFE IN OPEN FIELD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4535E, Bbavia 11CC: [Accident 19910824036562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036562A)

## 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 CHI91LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA270), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16098), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: ATTEMPTED FORMATION FLYING WITH N4535E BY THE PILOT OF N16098. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLISION WERE: NONPERFORMANCE OF PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES BY THE…

## Other reports on N16098 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790703018069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703018069I), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 150L (N16098), Atlantic, IA. Pilot landed on dirt road after running out of fuel. No damage.
- [Accident 19730404008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404008409A), Apr 4, 1973: Cessna 150L (N16098), Fort Calhoun, NE, Substantial damage. Practice apch. Acft settled onto muddy rwy bfr plt could add pwr.

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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