NTSB investigations: Cessna 150L, WA
45 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150L. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1971 | 1 |
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| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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\" = 'WA' 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 ('2071826'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" = 'WA' 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 ('2071826'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ANC24LA023Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Deer Park, WAThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.NTSB WPR22LA360Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Lyman, WAThe pilot’s delayed decision to exit the valley with rising terrain and failure to maintain clearance from trees.NTSB WPR20LA279Accident · FatalClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Quillayute, WAThe airplane’s descent into trees and subsequent impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR13LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Matlock, WAA partial loss of engine power after a descent to a lower altitude due to the student pilot's delayed action in applying carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB LAX07CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Woodland, WAa partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions.NTSB SEA05LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Spokane, WAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to fuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power while on approach for landing.NTSB SEA04CA136Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · La Center, WAThe private pilot receiving the flight review's failure to follow the Owner’s Manual's procedures for a go-around. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delay in telling the private pilot to go-around, and the trees.NTSB SEA01LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Port Townsend, WAAn improper decision by the pilot to initiate an evasive maneuver toward the ground at low altitude, resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the aircraft's low altitude.NTSB SEA98LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Freeland, WAFailure 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 SEA98IA060Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Seattle, WAThe 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 SEA92LA065Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Ione, WAAn inadvertent stall as a result of the pilot's failure to raise the flaps during a go-around.NTSB SEA92LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's improper use of remedial action when he encountered carburetor icing. Factors include carburetor ice and carburetor icing conditions.NTSB SEA91FA089Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Mount Vernon, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at low altitude. His lack of experience was a related factor.NTSB SEA91LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-150L · Alderwood Manor, WAThe failure of the pilot in command to attain proper clearance from terrain. A factor relating to this accident was the night light conditions.NTSB SEA90FA167Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150-L · Newman Lake, WAThe pilot's poor judgement in attempting to land at an unlighted airstrip at night and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a go around.NTSB SEA88LA183Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Hadlock, WAThe recently certificated pilot departed on a two hour round-robin flight to attend a meeting and was advised to expect fog on return. The aircraft was flown for one hour prior to this flight and was not refueled. No record of a wx brief was found. Prior to…NTSB SEA87LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Oak Harbor, WAThe plt had not slept the night of the flt. He was wearing contact lens and had closed his eyes several times during the flt to alleviate stinging. While on short final approach to land the plt closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he awoke he was left of the…NTSB SEA87LA081Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Alderwood, WAThe student pilot took off and landed with a 15 knot tailwind. During his second attempt to land an overun occurred. The aircraft departed the runway to the left onto soft ground where it nosed over inverted. This was the student pilots second solo flight.…NTSB SEA86LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Kent, WADuring an instructional flight a partial loss of power occurred due to the mixture control cable at the carburetor end becoming loose. During forced landing on a field, two railroad ties, on a dirt pile, were struck. It was dusk at the time of the accident.NTSB SEA85LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Bellingham, WAThe plt, who was unfamiliar with the area, was given directions & traffic pattern info to the meadows mist arpt, a a pvt/charted strip near Bellingham, WA. She came upon a similar grass strip in that area with a parked acft on it. Thinking this uncharted…NTSB SEA83LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-150L · Near Bremerton, WAPilot landed on a wet muddy airstrip and lost directional control during rollout. The aircraft collided with an abandoned auto parked off the side of the runway. The pilot reported the field was wet/muddy and that an unexpected tailwind increased his landing…NTSB SEA81DYP33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Waitsburg, WANTSB SEA80DYE40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Seattle, WANTSB SEA80FYP23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wenatchee, WANTSB SEA80FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Rosalia, WANTSB SEA79DYP43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Yakima, WANTSB SEA79DYE21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Curtiss, WANTSB SEA79FYE02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Port Townsend, WANTSB SEA78FYE15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Camano Island, WANTSB SEA78FYP12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Electric City, WANTSB SEA77FA053Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Clarkston, WANTSB SEA76FYE50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bellevue, WANTSB SEA76DYG30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Ellensburg, WANTSB SEA76AS017Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Kalama, WANTSB SEA76DYC16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kelso, WANTSB SEA75DYE45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Purdy, WANTSB SEA75AS023Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Mt Vernon, WANTSB SEA75AS010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Vancouver, WANTSB SEA75DYE10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fort Lewis, WANTSB SEA74FYE41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Redmond, WANTSB SEA74FYE15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Federal Way, WANTSB SEA74DYG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Pullman, WANTSB SEA73FYE25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Renton, WANTSB SEA72DYE34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Oak Harbor, WANTSB SEA72FYE01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lacey, WA