# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150J: 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 CHI07CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA029.md): Cessna 150J · South Haven, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2006 · N61235 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing. Factors were the crosswind and the ditch.
- [NTSB IAD03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA034.md): Cessna 150J · Williamson, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2003 · N51126 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor was the snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB DEN00LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA128.md): Cessna 150J · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2000 · N50812 · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's failure to maintain aircraft directional control.
- [NTSB MIA96LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA057.md): Cessna 150J · New Port Richey, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1996 · N60647 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of recent flying experience.
- [NTSB CHI95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA102.md): Cessna 150 · West Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1995 · N60564 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain that the airplane encountered.
- [NTSB SEA94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA114.md): Cessna 150K · Chehalis, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1994 · N150S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor to the accident was: crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI94LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA135.md): Cessna 150J · Fredricktown, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1994 · N51175 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB BFO93LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA111.md): Cessna 150 · Pittsfield, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1993 · N61058 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of the tail wheel steering due to undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB CHI92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA147.md): Cessna 150 · Greenbay, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1992 · N50610 · Substantial damage
  > A fractured rod end bolt which resulted in an unsteerable nosewheel.
- [NTSB FTW91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA156.md): Cessna 150J · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1991 · N60544 · Substantial damage
  > An improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA204.md): Cessna 150J · Burgettstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1991 · N60689 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane on the landing roll, resulting in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors related to the accident was the pilot's improper use of the brake system.
- [NTSB SEA91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA096.md): Cessna 150J · Mulino, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1991 · N50488 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial action. Factors include nose-gear vibration.
- [NTSB NYC91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA089.md): Cessna 150J · Angola, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1991 · N51396 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to insure the magneto switch was off prior to moving the propeller.
- [NTSB MKC88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA065.md): Cessna 150J · Searcy, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N50672 · Substantial damage
  > While landing in direct crosswind, the PIC lost directional control during the roll out. The acft veered off the runway, damaging the right wing tip and empennage. The pilot stated he thought a gust of wind caused the loss of control.
- [NTSB ATL87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA214.md): Cessna 150J · Higginsport, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1987 · N61107 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that the aircraft skidded off the runway into a piece of parked farm equipment. The sod runway surface was wet. The pilot further reported that the right wing rose and the a/c veered off the runway. The pilot was unable to maintain…
- [NTSB DEN85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA105.md): Cessna 150 · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1985 · N50511 · Substantial damage
  > The acft departed the rwy during a touch and go landing. The plt stated that after touchdown, the acft pulled to the right. The acft impacted a snowbank to adjacent to the rwy and nosed over. It was reported that the plt had applied wheel brakes with the…
- [NTSB MKC82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA048.md): Cessna 150 · Sabetha, KS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 20, 1982 · N60761 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot initiated a landing approach to runway 1 with the wind from 280 degrees at 18, gusting 25 knots. He entered final approach in a crab and was lined up with the runway. When over the threshold, the plane started to drift right. It settled to the…

## 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 ('2071820')
    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
```

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