# Accident 19910924042809A: Cessna A150L, Bellaire, MI, September 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bellaire, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9697° N, 85.2004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9697&lon=-85.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4501F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4501F-1992-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,308 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910924042809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED,WENT INTO SPIN. NO RECOVERY. IMPACTED GROUND VERTICAL.

## 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 CHI91FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA302), Sep 24, 1991: Cessna A150L (N4501F), Bellaire, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION WHICH RESULTED IN AN INAVERENT STALL AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO TERRAIN. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

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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