# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150K: Loss of control - in flight

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 NYC02LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA114.md): Cessna 150K · Seaman, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2002 · N6319G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a precautionary landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and uncontrolled descent to the ground. A factor was the pilots' lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB FTW00LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA266.md): Cessna 150K · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2000 · N5864G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA014.md): Cessna 150K · Juneau, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1999 · N5730G · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent stall. Factors in the accident were the instructor pilot's excessive angle of climb, and gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ATL95LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA127.md): Cessna 150 · Fairview, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1995 · N6051G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during climbout. A factor was the wind gust.
- [NTSB CHI93LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA243.md): Cessna 150 · Mount Morris, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1993 · N6097G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.
- [NTSB LAX93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA175.md): Cessna 150K · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1993 · N5836G · Substantial damage
  > The instructor's inadequate bounced landing recovery and airspeed management during the attempted go around, which led to an inadvertent stall and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor in the accident was the instructor's low total…
- [NTSB FTW91FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA149.md): Cessna 150K · Waller, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1991 · N6102G · Destroyed
  > The instructor pilot's failure to take remedial action during stall/spin training. Factors were the instructor's overconfidence in his personal ability and the student's apprehension of stalls.
- [NTSB CHI91FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA033.md): Cessna 150K · Valley Center, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N6026G · Destroyed
  > Continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft after becoming spatially disoriented. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and the…
- [NTSB BFO91LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA002.md): Cessna 150 · Indian Head, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1990 · N6439G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate aircraft control during the landing flare/touchdown. Contributing factors are his lack of total flight experience and his improper technique when raising flaps during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB ATL89FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA157.md): Cessna 150K · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1989 · N6367G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's confusion and diverted attention regarding the multiple banner release system in the cockpit resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin into the terrain from a low altitude. Also causal was the pilot attempting the abrupt maneuver at the low airspeed…
- [NTSB BFO88LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA070.md): Cessna 150K · Selbyville, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1988 · N5682G · Substantial damage
  > The plt was in the process of picking up a banner when the aircraft stalled and crashed into a wooded area. The banner was picked up at an airspeed of 80 mph and the acft altitude was increased to 250 ft AGL. The pilot reported that the wings of the acft…
- [NTSB FTW83FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA078.md): Cessna 150K · Romayor, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1983 · N6049G · Destroyed
  > The acft spun into the ground from a relatively low alt. The student pilot was giving rides to relatives and had successfully completed one flt during which the acft was stalled followed by a wing over and a dive. These maneuvers were repeated. Estimates of…

## 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" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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