# Accident 19941111040279A: Cessna 150M, Zeeland, MI, November 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Zeeland, MI
- Airport: Ottawa Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8101° N, 86.0110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8101&lon=-86.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3875V) (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: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111040279A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. WEATHER VAINED INTO WIND. LEFT RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. AILERONS NOT USED.

## 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 CHI95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA040), Nov 11, 1994: Cessna 150 (N3875V), Zeeland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of directional control during touch and go landings. Factors were the crosswind and the pilot'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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