# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150M, IA

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 CEN09CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA121.md): Cessna 150M · Greene, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 31, 2008 · N899CB · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the rough, snow-covered terrain.
- [NTSB CEN09CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA021.md): Cessna 150M · Iowa City, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2008 · N533JR · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was on-board prior to flight.
- [NTSB CHI06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA046.md): Cessna 150M · Algona, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 21, 2005 · N9292U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent flight into unexpected instrument conditions and his visual look out not possible during takeoff leading to the nose over during the emergency landing after takeoff. Factors were the unexpected fog and the dark night conditions.
- [NTSB CHI99LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA281.md): Cessna 150M · Perry, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1999 · N66271 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in her failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.
- [NTSB CHI97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA067.md): Cessna 150 · Larchwood, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1997 · N714EE · Destroyed
  > the noninstrument-rated pilot's takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. The weather was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI96LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA254.md): Cessna 150 · Dubuque, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1996 · N6106K · Substantial damage
  > inadequate airspeed and the student pilot's failure to perform a recovery from the bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the student's over compensation for the crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI94LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA343.md): Cessna 150 · North Hedrick, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1994 · N9135U · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight planning and the selection of unsuitable terrain on which to initiate a takeoff. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of overall experience.
- [NTSB MKC86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA054.md): Cessna 150 · Bancroft, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1986 · N7595U · Substantial damage
  > The plt became disoriented on a night, VFR flt and landed at an arpt to determine his location. The unattended arpt did not have a phone so the plt tookoff again enroute to his original dest. He became disoriented a second time and, because the acft was…
- [NTSB MKC84LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA278.md): Cessna C-150M · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1984 · N9282U · Substantial damage
  > Student plt departed on supervised solo flt. Later, instructor noted wind conditions at the airport had become unfavorable & advised plt by radio to divert to a specific alternate where winds conditions were favorable. Plt disregarded advice, proceeded to…
- [NTSB MKC82DA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA132.md): Cessna 150 · Davenport, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 24, 1982 · N9270U · Substantial damage
  > Unauthorized persons stole money and aircraft keys and attempted a takeoff in a Cessna 150 from a taxiway. The aircraft collided with a runway light and stalled after flying a few hundred feet. The parties involved have not been identified. Injury index is…
- [NTSB MKC79DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD01.md): Cessna 150 · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1978 · N66664 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FCD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD51.md): Cessna 150 · New Albin, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1978 · N3749V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD17.md): Cessna 150 · Cumberland, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1978 · N714KJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD10.md): Cessna 150 · Tipton, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1977 · N66055 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD07.md): Cessna 150 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1977 · N714EF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FCD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD19.md): Cessna 150M · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 14, 1977 · N66248 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76DCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD11.md): Cessna 150 · Desmoines, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1975 · N121SS · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071830'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071830&state=IA

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