# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150L, 1998

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 LAX99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA069.md): Cessna 182G · San Andreas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1998 · N3787U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The other pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing in a confined area between rows of parked aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX99FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA058.md): Cessna 150L · Yucaipa, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1998 · N11829 · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB ATL99LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA027.md): Cessna 150 · Columbia, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1998 · N18022 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the #2 exhaust valve that resulted in the total loss of engine power. A factor is the lack of suitable emergency landing terrain.
- [NTSB LAX99FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA027.md): Cessna 150L · Yerington, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1998 · N19281 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to see and avoid the aircraft ahead, which was already established in the traffic pattern. The failure of both pilots announce their intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency was a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB ATL99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA022.md): Cessna 150 · Winnsboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1998 · N330JC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in overload damage to the nose wheel assembly.
- [NTSB IAD99LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA009.md): Cessna 150L · Clinton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1998 · N11951 · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB SEA98LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA190.md): Cessna 150L · Bonners Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1998 · N19427 · Substantial damage
  > Improper maintenance by an outsourcing facility which resulted in a lack of identification of scoring of the interior of the #3 cylinder rocker shaft bosses. The scoring resulted in a fatigue fracture and subsequent permanent closure of both intake and…
- [NTSB SEA98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA188.md): Cessna 150L · Freeland, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1998 · N5867C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the number two intake valve rocker arm in fatigue, and overload of the nose landing gear assembly. Factors include a ditch encountered during the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX98LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA315.md): Cessna 150L · Oroville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1998 · N19063 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper clearance and subsequently striking a hangar door while taxiing to parking.
- [NTSB IAD98LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA098.md): Cessna 150L · Cumberland, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1998 · N7513G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [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 CHI98LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA307.md): Cessna 150L · Philip, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1998 · N5413Q · Substantial damage
  > the fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. A factor was the soft field.
- [NTSB LAX98FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA219.md): Cessna 150 · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1998 · N1706Q · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of unvented fuel caps that resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA268.md): Cessna 150L · Taft, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1998 · N10519 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that there was adequate fuel for the planned flight on board the airplane during the preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's misjudgment of the glide distance…
- [NTSB FTW98LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA255.md): Cessna 150L · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1998 · N19271 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of the wrong runway/landing area. A factor was the lack of visual runway cues available to the pilot.
- [NTSB SEA98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA082.md): Cessna 150L · Sandpoint, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1998 · N1479Q · Substantial damage
  > Loss of consciousness by the pilot-in-command/flight instructor, resulting in loss of aircraft control and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB NYC98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA116.md): Cessna 150L · Blakeslee, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1998 · N6562G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft prior to departing.
- [NTSB IAD98LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA052.md): Cessna 150 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1998 · N21971 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [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 FTW98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA147.md): Cessna 150L · Conway, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1998 · N21915 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and her improper recovery procedures for a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ATL98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA033.md): Cessna 150L · Guntersville, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1998 · N7443G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional shut down of the engine in flight that resulted in the total loss of engine power. A factor was the failure of both magnetos.

## 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") = 1998
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071826'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071826&year=1998

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