# Accident 19920126001119A: Cessna 150K, Lansing, MI, January 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1992, 11:14 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7897° N, 84.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7897&lon=-84.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5842G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5842G-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 13 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920126001119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO. WINDOW POPPED OPEN. LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF RUNWAY TRYING TO CLOSE WINDOW.

## 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 CHI92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA083), Jan 26, 1992: Cessna 150 (N5842G), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, HIS LACK OF TOTAL…

## Other reports on N5842G (1)

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

- [Accident 19810825051259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825051259A), Aug 25, 1981: Cessna 150K (N5842G), Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Struck a deer on runway during a night practice landing. Deer ran in front of landing aircraft.

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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