# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150F, 1997

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 FTW98LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA048.md): Cessna 150F · Brigham City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1997 · N7934F · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain lateral (or vertical) clearance from a tree, during takeoff. Related factors were: the tree, and the pilot's improper use of flaps.
- [NTSB ATL97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA133.md): Cessna 150F · Kenly, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1997 · N6898F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid a utility line on final approach to land. The sunglare and utility line were factors.
- [NTSB CHI97FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA208.md): Cessna 150F · Gary, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1997 · N8197S · Destroyed
  > the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining airspeed which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB MIA97LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA200.md): Cessna 150F · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1997 · N8083S · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an on-ground loss of control and subsequent collision with trees and a ditch. The crosswind, trees, and ditch were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX97LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA256.md): Cessna 150F · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1997 · N6634F · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB IAD97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA090.md): Cessna 150 · Punxsutawney, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1997 · N8080S · Substantial damage
  > Pilot in command became disoriented and continued flight until fuel exhaustion. A factor to this accident is the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by over flying several airports during his disorientation.
- [NTSB MIA97LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA170.md): Cessna 150F · Venice, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1997 · N102HA · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach and during the landing to properly flare the airplane.
- [NTSB SEA97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA101.md): Cessna 150F · Plains, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1997 · N8093F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were gusts and crosswinds.
- [NTSB NYC97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA079.md): Cessna 150 · Lehighton, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1997 · N6717F · Substantial damage
  > replacement of the flap actuating system fuse by the pilot-in-command with the flap actuating handle in the fully retracted position. This resulted in the retraction of the flaps, an inadvertent stall/mush, and the subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW97LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA164.md): Cessna 150F · Norman, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1997 · N3101X · Substantial damage
  > Improper flare.
- [NTSB CHI97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA089.md): Cessna 150 · Petersburg, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1997 · N8196S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Low altitude flight is a contributing factor.
- [NTSB ATL97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA040.md): Cessna 150F · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1997 · N6679F · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadvertent movement of the mixture control to idle cut-off during the approach to land, which resulted in engine shut-down, and the student's failure to follow emergency procedures for restarting the engine.
- [NTSB IAD97FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA038.md): Cessna 150F · Bittinger, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1997 · N8925S · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the noninstrumented-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which lead to spatial disorientation of the pilot, his loss of aircraft control, and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident…

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071814'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071814&year=1997

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