# Accident 19930501011449A: Cessna 150L, Dekalb, IL, May 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1993, 15:14 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8895° N, 88.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8895&lon=-88.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6783G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6783G-1993-10-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 197 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930501011449A

## Narrative

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

LONG LOW FINAL. STALLED. SPUN IN. TWO PILOTS. UNKNOWN WHO WAS FLYING.

## 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 CHI93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA153), May 1, 1993: Cessna 150L (N6783G), De Kalb, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED.

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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