# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150H: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA169.md): Cessna 150H · Mattituck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2023 · N50133 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN23FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA077.md): Cessna 150H · Auburn, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 12, 2023 · N22859 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control after a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing while maneuvering for forced landing in dark night visual meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB ANC19LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA015.md): Cessna 150 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2019 · N7095S · Substantial damage
  > A loss of pitch control for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a collision with terrain during an emergency landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA235.md): Cessna 150 · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 11, 2018 · N23398 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain crosswind correction during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and flight instructor’s decision to land with gusting tailwinds.
- [NTSB GAA16CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA033.md): Cessna 150 · Millbrook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2015 · N6709S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of heading control during the go-around in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB ERA12CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA390.md): Cessna 150H · Alabaster, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2012 · N6963S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN11LA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA575.md): Cessna 150H · Sabetha, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2011 · N6953S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of certification to act as a pilot and his lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB ERA10FA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA464.md): Cessna 150H · DeLand, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2010 · N23471 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, wire strike, and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CEN10CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA045.md): Cessna 150H · Paoli, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 7, 2009 · N22896 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071818')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '240'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/cases?model=2071818

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