# Accident 19930116001529A: Cessna 150M, Jeffersonville, IN, January 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1993, 17:20 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3009° N, 85.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3009&lon=-85.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45563) (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: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116001529A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST SOLO STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON PITCH UP WHEN FLAPS  WERE LOWERED. OVER CONTROLLED,STALLED. IMPACTED SHORT.

## 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 CHI93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA073), Jan 16, 1993: Cessna 150 (N45563), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. THE POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WAS A FACTOR.

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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