# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150K: In flight collision with terrain/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 FTW01LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA060.md): Cessna 150K · Bishop, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2001 · N5695G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain altitude and clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the low ceiling.
- [NTSB BFO96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA029.md): Cessna 150K · Seville, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1995 · N5900G · Destroyed
  > pilot suicide (intentional in-flight collision with terrain).
- [NTSB SEA89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA065.md): Cessna 150K · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1989 · N6395G · Substantial damage
  > The decision of a student pilot to continue to land the aircraft with a crosswind that exceeded his ability level.
- [NTSB CHI88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA119.md): Cessna 150K · Gary, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1988 · N5658G · Destroyed
  > While on the return leg of a local flight, the pilot was flying at 150' above the water along the shoreline. The pilot's attention was diverted from the task of flying the airplane by navigation duties (the frequency, and adjustment, and tuning of the VOR),…
- [NTSB CHI88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA098.md): Cessna 150K · Pinconning, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1988 · N6126G · Substantial damage
  > The airplane collided with a hangar and a tree during an attempted go-around at gross airport. The pilot stated that he flared too high and failed to correct the left yaw when he added power. The resultant flight path was directly into trees which he felt he…

## 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 ('2071822')
    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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071822&occurrence=230

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