# Accident 19930523014789A: Cessna 150M, Bellingham, WA, May 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1993, 13:15 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GLZA
- Location: 48.7302° N, 122.4794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7302&lon=-122.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63531, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63531-2014-11-12) (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: 46 total, 46 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930523014789A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST LIFTED A WING ON TOUCHDOWN. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. TOO MUCH WIND FOR STUDENT.

## 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 SEA93LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA118), May 23, 1993: Cessna 150M (N63531), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE STUDENT PILOT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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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