# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150E: 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 ANC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA093.md): Cessna 150 · Melozzi Hot Sps, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1994 · N3947U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature lift off below the stall speed of the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC93FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA102.md): Cessna 150E · Selbyville, DE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1993 · N3981U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with the terrain. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the banner towing operation.
- [NTSB ATL92LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA105.md): Cessna 150E · N.Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1992 · N6209R · Destroyed
  > The ostentatious display of the Piper cub's pilot caused the accident airplane's pilot to loose control and crash.
- [NTSB CHI90DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM01.md): Cessna 150E · Grayling, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Oct 13, 1989 · N3905U · Destroyed
  > A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC88LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA162.md): Cessna 150 · Poland, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1988 · N6078T · Substantial damage
  > Student pilot stated that on his last takeoff after doing many practice touch and gos from his private strip at his farm, his stall warning came on. When he tried to push the yoke down (forward), it was jammed. He said a small twig had jammed the elevator. He…
- [NTSB MIA88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA023.md): Cessna 150E · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1987 · N4081U · Destroyed
  > Witnesses observed the acft maneuvering a low alt over ocean water near a shoreline. They saw it pull up sharply to clear a commercial boat dock, then nose over & impact the water in a nose low, rgt wing low attitude. The acft sank & came to rest in 30' of…
- [NTSB CHI87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA126.md): Cessna 150E · St. Johns, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1987 · N3039J · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that a gust of wind caught the acft during landing and he immediately added full power in a go-around attempt. The plt stated that the acft then stalled in trees and a fence row.
- [NTSB MIA86LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA207.md): Cessna 150E · Wakulla Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1986 · N6234T · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while on final approach, the airspeed was too fast. When the acft touched down it began to porpoise, he lost control and the acft flipped over and came to rest inverted.
- [NTSB LAX85LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA389.md): Cessna 150E · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1985 · N3926U · Substantial damage
  > While practicing stop and go takeoffs and landings, the solo student plt flared too high on the second landing and lost directional control. The plt applied power to negotiate a go around. The nose ptiched up and the acft stalled. The acft contacted the gnd…
- [NTSB ATL85LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA136.md): Cessna 150E · Seale, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1985 · N3080J · Substantial damage
  > While performing a soft fld takeoff the plt reportedly applied full pwr with the control yoke pulled full aft. The acft became airborne at aprx 35 KTS with the stall warning horn sounding. The acft drifted left of the centerline and the plt over corrected…
- [NTSB FTW82FPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA12.md): Cessna 150 · Allen, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 13, 1982 · N3971U · Destroyed
  > A witness attending a horse show observed the acft fly over the field at low altitude in a slow flt & that something wrapped in plastic was dropped from the acft. The acft was in a nose high attitude approaching a stall. The acft then disappeared from his…

## 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 ('2071812')
    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" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071812&occurrence=250

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