# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150M: Loss of control - on ground/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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB DFW08CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA032.md): Cessna 150 · Muskogee, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 18, 2007 · N45137 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB NYC08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA010.md): Cessna 150M · Palmyra, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2007 · N6252K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the CFI's failure to take remedial action.
- [NTSB LAX07CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA284.md): Cessna 150M · Sonoma, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 6, 2007 · N45316 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB LAX06CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA177.md): Cessna 150M · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 18, 2006 · N63149 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control and the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial actions and inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB ATL06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA012.md): Cessna 150 · Monroesville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2005 · N704VR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL06CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA005.md): Cessna 150M · Morgantown, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 14, 2005 · N9202U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing,resulting in a loss of directional control and nose over.
- [NTSB ATL04CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA197.md): Cessna 150M · Sevierville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2004 · N45667 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff, which resulted in the on ground collision with high vegetation and a subsequent nose over. Factors were a foggy windshield and windshield defrost not activated.
- [NTSB ATL01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA024.md): Cessna 152 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2001 · N704ZF · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the collision with the airport sign.
- [NTSB ANC01LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA025.md): Piper PA-14 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2000 · N5178H · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The delayed remedial action by the pilot/instructor of another airplane during landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of the pilot of another airplane to maintain directional control, and the lack of available brakes to the pilot/instructor of…
- [NTSB CHI01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA041.md): Cessna 150M · Jefferson City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2000 · N66633 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilots failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the service road and the nose gear collapse.
- [NTSB CHI00LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA236.md): Cessna 150M · Bloomington, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2000 · N6087K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane. Factors were the crosswind weather condition, the airport sign, and the collapsed nose gear.
- [NTSB CHI00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA084.md): Cessna 150M · Marshall, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2000 · N462Q · Substantial damage
  > the go-around not performed, the improper flare, and recovery from a bounced landing not performed by the pilot. The crosswind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB MIA00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA037.md): Cessna 150M · Morristown, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1999 · N704YE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing, and the subsequent skid off the runway and collapsed nose landing gear during the attempt to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA99LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA167.md): Cessna 150M · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1999 · N704KK · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI99LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA049.md): Cessna 150 · East Troy, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1998 · N63563 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, and the ditch.
- [NTSB CHI99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA036.md): Cessna 150M · Tower, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1998 · N66314 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the icy runway and the snowbank.
- [NTSB NYC99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA001.md): Cessna 150M · Wiley Ford, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1998 · N9273U · Substantial damage
  > Was the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during an unforecast change in wind velocity. Factors were the gusts and the lack of recent experience for the pilot.
- [NTSB MIA98LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA199.md): Cessna 150M · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1998 · N704FE · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI98LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA090.md): Cessna 150M · Troy, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1998 · N6327K · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane. Factors relating to this accident were: the crosswind, and wet/soft terrain (mud) beside the runway.
- [NTSB CHI98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA065.md): Cessna 150M · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1997 · N3820V · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, the misunderstood radio communication, and the rough terrain which the airplane encountered.
- [NTSB IAD97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA103.md): Cessna 150M · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1997 · N63056 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate compensation for the crosswind, and failure to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA96LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA208.md): Cessna 150M · Paterson, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1996 · N3882V · Substantial damage
  > failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled ground loop/swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty crosswind condition, and soft terrain beside the runway.
- [NTSB NYC96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA055.md): Cessna 150M · Readington, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1996 · N9153U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's unapproved landing at a second destination during his first solo cross-country, and his inadequate compensation for a cross wind, which resulted in the airplane veering off of the runway and the subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB LAX96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA081.md): Cessna 150M · Quartzsite, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1995 · N66172 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB NYC96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA037.md): Cessna 150M · Moultonboro, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 1995 · N45625 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which allowed the plane to depart the runway and collide with a snowbank. A factor relating to the accident was: the icy runway condition.
- [NTSB MIA95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA202.md): Cessna 150M · Knightdale, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1995 · N704ZQ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to execute a go-around when he saw that he would not land on the runway.
- [NTSB CHI95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA040.md): Cessna 150 · Zeeland, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1994 · N3875V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's loss of directional control during touch and go landings. Factors were the crosswind and the pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB FTW94LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA286.md): Cessna 150M · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1994 · N66322 · Substantial damage
  > The unfavorable gusting winds. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB BFO94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA114.md): Cessna 150 · Swanton, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1994 · N714CX · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB FTW94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA160.md): Cessna 150M · Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1994 · N150CL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the attempted takeoff from the touch and go landing. Factors were the inadvertent porpoise and the soft terrain.
- [NTSB BFO93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA081.md): Cessna 150M · Marlboro, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1993 · N2894V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during landing. Related to the accident was the excessive airspeed.
- [NTSB CHI93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA108.md): Cessna 150M · Aurora, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1993 · N704RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA095.md): Cessna 150M · Canton, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1993 · N9297U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA044.md): Cessna 150M · Newton, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1992 · N63294 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of rudder control and subsequent failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA182.md): Cessna 150M · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1992 · N7867U · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control and remedial action not performed by the pilot. Factors related to this accident were a swerve encountered by the pilot and the pilot's lack of overall experience.
- [NTSB MIA91LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA190.md): Cessna 150M · Tunica, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1991 · N45285 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The quartering crosswind and soft terrain were related factors.
- [NTSB ANC91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA029.md): Cessna 150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1991 · N6446K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA008.md): Cessna 150 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1990 · N45328 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff ground run. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB MIA90LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA188.md): Cessna 150M · Florida City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1990 · N714KS · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control during the take off roll from the dirt road followed by an on ground collision with shrubs.
- [NTSB DEN90LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA188.md): Cessna 150 · Marietta, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1990 · N3313V · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control by the pilot. The selection of unsuitable terrain is a factor.
- [NTSB NYC90LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA166.md): Cessna 150M · New Knoxville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1990 · N714JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls which resulted in loss of directional control during the takeoff ground run.
- [NTSB ATL90LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA133.md): Cessna 150M · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1990 · N9348U · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to maintain directional control upon landing and subsequent premature rotation of the airplane during the go-around attempt. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB ANC90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA025.md): Cessna 150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1990 · N63414 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The snowbank was a related factor.
- [NTSB NYC90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA033.md): Cessna 150 · Westfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1989 · N704WX · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control during landing due to an improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. A factor relating to the accident was the lack of total experience of the student pilot.
- [NTSB NYC89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA211.md): Cessna 150M · Colts Neck, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N3668V · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a rough field takeoff. Contributing factor(s) was: the crosswind and he sunglare in the pilot's eyes.
- [NTSB LAX89LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA299.md): Cessna 150M · Riverside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N6289K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors related to the accident were: the student's lack of recent experience and improper training by her flight instructor.
- [NTSB DEN89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA204.md): Cessna 150M · Delta, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1989 · N6372K · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground swerve. Soft terrain beside the runway was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI88LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA195.md): Cessna 150 · Napoleon, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1988 · N9211U · Substantial damage
  > The airplane left the runway and struck a ditch during an attempted soft field takeoff. The student pilot lost directional control of the acft and, after striking a runway light on the left side of the runway, continued until he collided with the ditch and…
- [NTSB MIA88LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA096.md): Cessna 150 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1988 · N9260U · Substantial damage
  > Student pilot lost directional control while landing with right quartering wind. The acft departed the left side of the runway and the nose gear bogged down in sand. The nose gear then failed aft and the acft came to rest on the nose and left wing tip.
- [NTSB DEN88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA056.md): Cessna 150M · Delta, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N6372K · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll, the acft swerved to the right into a snowbank and nosed over. The plt said he found snow packed between the landing gear wheel and wheel pants restricting the wheel from rotating. In his recommendation for prevention, the plt stated…

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## 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 ('2071830')
    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" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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