# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 SEA07CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA078.md): Cessna 150A · Davenport, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2007 · N6463T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a nose over. Wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition were factors.
- [NTSB CHI02LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA241.md): Cessna 150 · Belleville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2002 · N8137S · Substantial damage
  > Directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing.
- [NTSB ANC98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA016.md): Cessna 150 · Pt. Baker, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1998 · N5822E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ANC97LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA072.md): Cessna 150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1997 · N5668E · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the rough/uneven runway, and a berm.
- [NTSB DEN89LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA207.md): Cessna C-150 · Platteville, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1989 · N7979E · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW83LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA231.md): Cessna 150 · Wheeler, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1983 · N5525E · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that before reaching rotation speed, with about 250 ft of rwy remaining, the left main landing gear dropped off into a chug hole in the rwy. The acft became prematurely airborne, heading off the rwy to the left. It came down in rough terrain…

## 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 ('2071802')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071802&occurrence=260

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