# Accident 20230820012789A: Cessna 150D, New Haven, IN, August 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: New Haven, IN
- Airport: Haven Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1130° N, 84.9036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1130&lon=-84.9036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4150U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4150U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 154 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820012789A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 150-D TOOK OFF FROM HAVEN CENTER (26IN) A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY LOCATED 16 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 REGULATIONS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30 LOCAL TIME WHILE LANDING AT 26IN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING IMPACTED A CORN CROP THAT BORDERED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT AND CONTINUE TRAVELING INTO THE CORN, DECELERATE AND FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN23LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA373), Aug 20, 2023: Cessna 150D (N4150U), New Haven, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with corn stalks, and subsequent nose over.

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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