# Accident 19940317006029A: Cessna 150M, Independence, MO, March 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0805° N, 94.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0805&lon=-94.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9396A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9396A) (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: 7,127 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940317006029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN FIELD AFTER POWER LOSS.CHANGED A CYLINDER. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED TRYING TAKEOFF. SPUN AROUND INTO DITCH.

## 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 CHI94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA114), Mar 18, 1994: Cessna 150M (N9396A), Independence, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: were the premature lift-off, and the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane.

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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