# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150D, 1985

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 CHI85LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA309.md): Cessna 150D · Lincoln, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1985 · N4460U · Substantial damage
  > When the plt added pwr on final apch, the eng did not respond. An emergency landing was made in a rough fld. The relative humidity was aprx 60%. No mechanical failures/malfunctions were discovered during an eng examination.
- [NTSB ANC85LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA067.md): Cessna 150D · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1985 · N5947T · Substantial damage
  > The primary cause of this accident was the airplane striking the soft spot on the runway. Underlying factors were the pilot in command's inability to distinguish the soft runway surface from surrounding runway surfaces, and the unusually warm temperatures for…
- [NTSB CHI85LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA171.md): Cessna 150D · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1985 · N4145U · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll the acft traveled off the left side of the rwy where the nose gear collapsed. Skid marks were found on the rwy where the plt attempted remedial action by applying brakes.
- [NTSB ATL85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA142.md): Cessna 150 · Alma, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1985 · N4483U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot and passenger changed the engine oil just prior to attempting the takeoff. The oil was drained on the ground on the airport where the aircraft was parked. Examination of the oil, disclosed that metal shavings were present in the drained oil.…
- [NTSB CHI85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA106.md): Cessna 150D · Siren, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1985 · N4267U · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a snow bank during landing. This was a solo student flt for the plt. The wind was 20 degrees off the rwy heading and varying bet 7-12 KTS in velocity. The student reported that either more brake & aileron or a running takeoff would have…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071810'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071810&year=1985

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