# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150J, 2008

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 CHI08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA276.md): Cessna 150J · Spring Grove, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2008 · N50753 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing factors were the trees and the high density altitude.
- [NTSB LAX08CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA215.md): Cessna 150J · Seal Beach, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2008 · N60486 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel management procedures and failure to select a tank containing fuel. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX08FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA115.md): Cessna 150J · Sonora, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2008 · N60760 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were rising mountainous terrain and a high density altitude.
- [NTSB MIA08CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA047.md): Cessna 150J · Dawson, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2008 · N51367 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll out.

## 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") = 2008
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071820'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071820&year=2008

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