# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150H, 1990

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 CHI91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA038.md): Cessna 150 · Grand Haven, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N7199S · Substantial damage
  > Delayed application of carburetor heat by the PIC. Contributing factors were carburetor icing conditions (weather) and none suitable terrain.
- [NTSB CHI91LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA039.md): Cessna 150 · Niota, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N50098 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel consumption calculations misjudged by the PIC. Contributing factors were a tailwind landing and no suitable terrain.
- [NTSB DEN91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA023.md): Cessna 150H · Clifton, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1990 · N23467 · Substantial damage
  > Inadvertent stall. Factors were: tailwind, wrong runway selected, and failure to raise flaps.
- [NTSB ATL91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA021.md): Cessna 150 · Arlington, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1990 · N7234S · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was gusty winds.
- [NTSB NYC91LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA030.md): Cessna 150H · Freeport, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1990 · N23330 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's miscalculations of the amount of fuel on the airplane required for the flight. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB LAX91LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA018.md): Cessna 150H · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1990 · N22863 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between his aircraft and a hanger while taxiing. The failure of airport maintenance personnel to maintain taxiway markings was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB ATL90LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA176.md): Cessna 150 · Brookley, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1990 · N22909 · Destroyed
  > Fuel exhaustion. Factors include improper planning/decision by the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB CHI90LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA230.md): Cessna 150H · Hawley, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1990 · N22128 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the PIC to retain control of the airplane during the landing sequence.
- [NTSB FTW90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA155.md): Cessna 150H · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1990 · N7285S · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to refueling not performed.
- [NTSB LAX90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA182.md): Cessna 150H · Goleta, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1990 · N7156S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors which contributed to the accident were the dark night and the pilot's lack of night flying experience.
- [NTSB NYC90FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA106.md): Cessna 150H · Shirleysburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 1990 · N7142S · Destroyed
  > Pilot incapacitation due to a heart attack.
- [NTSB ATL90LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA098.md): Cessna 150H · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1990 · N22953 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper course reversal procedure which resulted in a stall at a low altitude precluding a recovery before water impact.
- [NTSB CHI90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA083.md): Cessna 150H · Plainwell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1990 · N50003 · Substantial damage
  > Foreign object (ice), which jammed the right wheel. A factor related to the accident was: the snowbank.
- [NTSB CHI90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA068.md): Cessna 150H · Sullivan, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1990 · N50292 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind gust and lack of total experience.
- [NTSB MKC90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA045.md): Cessna 150H · Hornersville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1990 · N22182 · Substantial damage
  > Poor judgement of the pilot due to consumption of alcohol, and his misjudgement of distance and altitude to the runway, while on final approach, which subsequently resulted in a touchdown and nose over short of the runway.

## 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") = 1990
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071818'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071818&year=1990

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