# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150L: In flight collision with object 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 ANC08LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA018.md): Cessna 150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2007 · N11764 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student, and his delayed go-around. Contributing to the accident was dark night conditions. - [NTSB ATL06FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA078.md): Cessna 150L · Cumming, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 12, 2006 · N1715Q · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to consider the appropriate aircraft performance data prior to takeoff, and his improper use of the wing flaps during takeoff, which resulted in reduced climb performance and an in-flight collision with a residence. A factor associated… - [NTSB SEA04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA136.md): Cessna 150L · La Center, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2004 · N18542 · Substantial damage > The private pilot receiving the flight review's failure to follow the Owner’s Manual's procedures for a go-around. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delay in telling the private pilot to go-around, and the trees. - [NTSB ATL04CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA127.md): Cessna 150 · Decatur, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2004 · N10424 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance, which resulted in collision with utility wires. - [NTSB CHI03LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA126.md): Cessna 150L · Cedar Springs, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2003 · N1528Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate glidepath and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor to the accident was the semi-trailer. - [NTSB CHI99LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA307.md): Cessna 150L · Garrett, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1999 · N161BA · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision to land and takeoff on the airstrip which was unsuitable and closed, and the pilot's failure to attain clearance with the trees during the takeoff initial climb. Factors associated with the accident were the… - [NTSB CHI99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA138.md): Cessna 150L · Bonner Springs, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1999 · N11143 · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to obtain sufficient altitude during the aborted landing to clear obstacles at the end of the field. Factors associated with the accident were poor preflight planning/preparation, the tailwind, the telephone pole, and the trees. - [NTSB NYC98FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA164.md): Cessna 150L · Towanda, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1998 · N19127 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to obtain adequate climb and his premature retraction of the flaps. A contributing factor was his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB SEA98IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98IA060.md): Cessna 150L · Seattle, WA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1998 · N39AA · Minor damage > The pilot's failure to reposition the flaps to the 20 degree position during a go-around, as called for in the Pilot's Operating Handbook. Factors include the pilot's decision to land long behind a departing aircraft, an encounter with wake turbulence during… - [NTSB ATL97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA110.md): Cessna 150L · Portland, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1997 · N10744 · Substantial damage > The pilot's attempt to perform a short field takeoff in unsuitable terrain. A related factor was the pilot's desire to impress his co-workers. - [NTSB IAD96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA122.md): Cessna 150L · Philippi, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1996 · N21953 · Destroyed > the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his resultant improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from trees, while maneuvering at low altitude. Intentional maneuvering at low altitude was a… - [NTSB NYC95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA022.md): Cessna 150L · Dawson Springs, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1994 · N5483Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance. Other related factors are night conditions and the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision. - [NTSB CHI94LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA229.md): Cessna 150 · Watersmeet, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1994 · N6579G · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and his inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors associated with the accident were the fog and the trees. - [NTSB SEA93LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA211.md): Cessna 150L · Silverton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1993 · N11882 · Substantial damage > Clearance was not maintained. A factor to the accident was: poor in-flight planning/decision. - [NTSB NYC93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA142.md): Cessna 152L · East Berne, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1993 · N10489 · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning for a departure from a short field and his failure to attain a proper climb rate, resulting in an in-flight collision with a 5 foot pole located on rising terrain, 20 feet above the airport elevation. - [NTSB SEA93LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA157.md): Cessna 150L · Ontario, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1993 · N10050 · Substantial damage > The pilot in command's failure to maintain proper clearance. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot in command's delayed go around. - [NTSB CHI93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA168.md): Cessna 150L · Washington, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1993 · N10011 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment. - [NTSB CHI93FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA029.md): Cessna 150L · Elwood, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1992 · N11199 · Destroyed > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a proper adequate altitude to avoid obstructions. Factors contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment of efficiency and judgement due to alcohol, and the dark night condition. - [NTSB FTW93FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA017.md): Cessna 150L · Liverpool, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1992 · N10736 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the obstruction. Factors were: the pilot's lack of total experience in night operations, and inadequate supervision from the certified flight instructor. - [NTSB ATL92LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA155.md): Cessna 150L · Manteo, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1992 · N11912 · Substantial damage > The delayed level off by the pilot, during the banner pick-up, which resulted in the entanglement of the banner with the horizontal stabilizer. - [NTSB CHI90LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA179.md): Cessna 150 · Columbia, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1990 · N16088 · Substantial damage > Inadequate visual outlook by the PIC. - [NTSB ATL90FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA109.md): Cessna 150L · Stockbridge, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 1990 · N10790 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper clearance from objects on the ground. - [NTSB FTW90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA070.md): Cessna 150L · Arlington, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1990 · N21969 · Destroyed > Poor judgement of the pilot after consumption of alcoholic beverage, his decision to make low passes at night (buzzing), failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude, and diversion of his attention. Darkness was a related factor. - [NTSB MKC90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA052.md): Cessna 150 · Clear Lake, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1990 · N7359G · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment with the runway, his delay in initiating a go-around, and his premature raising of the flaps. Factors related to the accident were the adverse wind conditions and the tree. - [NTSB LAX89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA066.md): Cessna 150L · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1988 · N1542Q · Substantial damage > At the end of a pleasure flight, while on final approach, the airplane was low on the approach. Just prior to reaching the airport boundary, the airplane collided with the top of a vehicle travelling on a road perpendicular to the runway. The airplane… - [NTSB SEA87LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA176.md): Cessna 150 · Oak Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1987 · N19092 · Destroyed > The plt had not slept the night of the flt. He was wearing contact lens and had closed his eyes several times during the flt to alleviate stinging. While on short final approach to land the plt closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he awoke he was left of the… - [NTSB ATL86LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA257.md): Cessna 150L · Covington, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1986 · N10539 · Substantial damage > The plt landed at the airstrip on his fathers farm as the third stop of the day. He reported that during the attempted takeoff he hit a tree and stalled the acft. His student pilot certificate had been signed off for his first x-country flt the day prior to… - [NTSB CHI86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA162.md): Cessna 150L · Int'L Falls, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1986 · N19528 · Substantial damage > Acft struck power lines on approach to private airstrip. The plt stated that an air pocket pulled the plane down. Weather at international Falls, six miles from the accident site, reported winds at 7 KTS with no gusts. The plts flt time was not reported. - [NTSB CHI86LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA130.md): Cessna 150 · Gregory, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1986 · N16047 · Substantial damage > The CFI stated that the purpose of the flight was to look at property and give a bfr to his dual student. The aircraft struck wires while on approach to runway 23 at the smith farm airport. The CFI stated this accident could have been prevented had he used a… - [NTSB DEN86LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA110.md): Cessna 150L · Falcon, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1986 · N1580Q · Substantial damage > The plt stated the acft contacted a powerline pole during a go-around. The powerline pole is located aprx one-half mile off the departure end of rwy 33. According to the plt, the pole is unmarked and unlighted. The accident occurred during night hrs with no… - [NTSB ATL86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA046.md): Cessna 150 · Mendenhall, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1985 · N6712G · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the acft collided with a tree while he was making a low pass over his father's home. The plt said his attention was diverted while making a left turn and the acft descended into the tree. - [NTSB LAX85FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA355.md): Cessna 150L · Rialto, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1985 · N19530 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The christian eagle biplane was returning from a local instructional flight and entered the pattern on a normal 45 degree entry, announcing position and intentions on the UNICOM frequency. The Cessna 150 was departing the airport on a local instructional… - [NTSB ATL83FMG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FMG02.md): Cessna 150 · Monroe, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 4, 1983 · N6728G · Destroyed > The acft crashed into trees during a night landing attempt. The student pilot was taking a friend to a grass unlighted 2200 ft airstrip for a night landing. A friend in an automobile was shining her car lights on the rwy. The pilot made anunsuccessful attempt… - [NTSB FTW83LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA180.md): Cessna 150 · Donna, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1983 · N6648G · Substantial damage > According to the student plt, he was practicing a simulated emergency landing & had aborted the approach when the acft banked to the left, went out of control & crashed. An investigation revealed that the acft hit a palm tree, aprx 60 ft tall, then came to… ## 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 ('2071826') 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" = 220)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071826&occurrence=220 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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