# NTSB CHI89LA044: Cessna 150J, N61306, Osceola, WI, January 15, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 15, 1989, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Location: 45.3094° N, 92.6899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (OEO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3094&lon=-92.6899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14322/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA044

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION (TO ASSURE A PROPER PREFLIGHT) BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL.  THE TERRAIN WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, dual student (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61306](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61306-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 15070952, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15070952
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Lee Rasmussen
- Registered owner: Lee Rasmussen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Destination: OEO
- Airport: OEO, L.O. Simenstad Muni, runway 28, 3,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 650 total, 250 in this make and model, 500 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EAU, 48 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 19890115000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000589A), Jan 15, 1989: Cessna 150J, Osceola, WI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed on overrun and nosed over. Ice in fuel line. Had sat out in freezing rain.

## Other investigations on N61306 (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 CHI93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA163), May 5, 1993: Cessna 150J (N61306), Rice Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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