# Accident 19921201054349A: Cessna 150M, Newton, KS, December 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1992, 10:47 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Airport: Newton-City-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OQDV
- Location: 38.0399° N, 97.3404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0399&lon=-97.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63294-2018-01-12) (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: 21 total, 20 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921201054349A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDING. DRIFTED INTO SNOWBANK. NO STEERING CONTROL,NOSE OFF GROUND.

## 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 CHI93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA044), Dec 1, 1992: Cessna 150M (N63294), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF RUDDER CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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