# NTSB CHI85FA300: Cessna 150L, N19293, Bainbridge, IN, July 18, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1985, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Bainbridge, IN
- Coordinates: 39.760334, -86.810691 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7603&lon=-86.8107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85FA300
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12854/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA300

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, cruise
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ground
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL. IT HAD JUST COMPLETED A TURN WITH ITS WINGS LEVEL WHEN IT SUDDENLY NOSED OVER AND ENTERED A SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19293](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19293-1988-04-07), registration cancelled 1988-04-07, S/N 15074311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074311
- Airframe hours: 3840
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A48 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: James L. Rietschlin
- Registered owner: Hixlin Industries, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, February 26, 1985, 130 hours before
- Departed: CFJ, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HUF, 20 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850718032189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718032189A), Jul 18, 1985: Cessna 150L, Bainbridge, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun in while slow flying at 300 ft AGL on a photography flight. Private pilot was operating for hire.

## Other investigations on N19293 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74DLJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ48), Jun 25, 1974: Cessna 150 (N19293), Ft Bragg, NC, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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