Final NTSB investigations: Cessna 150M
1,278 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150M. 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
| 1964 | 1 |
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| 1965 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1975 | 43 |
| 1976 | 72 |
| 1977 | 123 |
| 1978 | 104 |
| 1979 | 84 |
| 1980 | 57 |
| 1981 | 48 |
| 1982 | 53 |
| 1983 | 40 |
| 1984 | 40 |
| 1985 | 28 |
| 1986 | 31 |
| 1987 | 38 |
| 1988 | 32 |
| 1989 | 39 |
| 1990 | 34 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 30 |
| 1994 | 32 |
| 1995 | 27 |
| 1996 | 26 |
| 1997 | 16 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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"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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
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" 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 ERA25LA299Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Fordsville, KYThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN25LA110Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Weslaco, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare while attempting to land with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA248Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Ritzville, WAMaintenance personnel’s improper installation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which allowed the valve to drop into the cylinder and resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR24LA194Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Roll, AZThe failure of the No. 2 intake valve due to inadequate seating, which resulted from valve guide-to-seat misalignment and associated wear.NTSB ERA24LA239Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · San Juan, PRA partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 cylinder rocker shaft bosses from fatigue cracking.NTSB WPR24LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Everett, WAThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA24LA101Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Franklin, PAThe pilots’ inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Hohenwald, TNThe pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the outcome was her failure to attain a proper touchdown point…NTSB WPR24LA039Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Woodland, WAThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR23LA335Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Marble Canyon, AZThe pilot’s loss of airplane control after an encounter with windshear during takeoff which resulted in collision with terrain.NTSB ERA23LA222Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Hernando, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during takeoff at night.NTSB CEN22LA141Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Brodhead, WIA loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 1 cylinder’s rocker shaft bosses, which resulted in a forced landing into uneven terrain.NTSB ERA22LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Margarettsville, NCThe pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat during the descent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB ERA21LA384Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Hobe Sound, FLA reported loss of engine performance for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN21LA381Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Wadsworth, OHA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat when the power loss occurred.NTSB ERA20LA289Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Surry, METhe pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced ditching in water.NTSB CEN20FA108Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 150 · Port Isabel, TXThe pilot’s loss of control during the initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.NTSB CEN20LA092Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Wadsworth, OHThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR20CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Twentynine Palms, CAThe pilot's poor preflight planning, during which he failed to verify the proper procedure to activate the runway lights; his inability to locate the airport without lighting; and the airplane’s subsequent low-fuel state as he circled looking for the airport,…NTSB WPR20LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Red Rock, AZA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper use of carburetor heat.NTSB ERA20FA031Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 150 · New Bedford, MAPilot impairment due to exposure to carbon monoxide as a result of undetected corrosion and holes in the engine’s left exhaust muffler.NTSB CEN19LA308Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Whitehall, MIThe pilot’s flight into a water tower while operating below minimum safe altitudes for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence for this investigation.NTSB GAA19CA331Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Lee's Summit, MOThe student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA19CA190Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Hollywood, FLThe other pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the stopped airplane while attempting to taxi around it.NTSB CEN18LA329Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Madison, SDA stuck No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in failure of the associated rocker arm, a partial loss of engine power, and the subsequent forced landing into tall vegetation.NTSB GAA18CA519Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Everett, WAA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during final approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway and the nose landing gear collapsing.NTSB WPR18LA151Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Bainbridge Island, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water and his distraction by using the tablet for navigation, which resulted in his failure to detect that the airplane had entered a descent.NTSB CEN18LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Sinton, TXThe inadequate service and repair of the airplane's carburetor, which led to a partial loss of engine power during takeoff and resulted in a forced landing.NTSB GAA18CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Nampa, IDThe pilot’s geographic disoriention during a night flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.NTSB GAA17CA455Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · McKinney, TXThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in bounced landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear.NTSB WPR17FA118Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Banning, CAThe flight instructor's decision to continue the takeoff in gusting tailwind and high density altitude conditions, which significantly reduced airplane performance, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial…NTSB ERA17LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Homerville, GAA total loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance and inspection of the engine, which resulted in a fatigue crack and subsequent failure of the No. 4 cylinder.NTSB CEN17LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Beasley, TXThe No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve being stuck in the “full open” position due to carbon deposits, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA16LA300Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Littleton, MAA total loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA16CA127Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Santa Paula, CAThe tailwheel pilot's failure to see and avoid a stationary airplane performing a run-up, which resulted in a ground collision.NTSB ERA16LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Key Biscayne, FLThe fatigue failure of the No. 1 cylinder intake valve, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA15LA368Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Mount Airy, MDThe in-flight fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder barrel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA15LA323Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Dorado, PRA short circuit of unknown origin, which resulted in electrical arcing in the engine compartment and smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated a precautionary landing to a field.NTSB CEN15LA361Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Brookfield, MOThe pilot's failure to visually check the quantity of fuel in the fuel tanks in accordance with the Preflight checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing.NTSB GAA15CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Ellijay, GAThe pilot's failure to attain and maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff which resulted in a descent, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA15CA220Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Apopka, FLFollowing a bird strike during takeoff, the pilot's decision to land without sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane, which resulted in an over-run, collision with terrain, and nose over.NTSB ERA15MA259Accident · 2 fatalClass 2 · MajorFinal reportCessna 150M · Moncks Corner, SCThe approach controller's failure to provide an appropriate resolution to the conflict between the F-16 and the Cessna. Contributing to the accident were the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, resulting in both pilots' inability to take…NTSB GAA15CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Wellington, KSThe student pilot's improper flare and loss of control which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR15LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 · Van Nuys, CABoth pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other, which resulted in an on ground collision while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ground controller’s failure to notify either pilot about the presence of the other airplane on the taxiway.NTSB GAA15CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Slate Hill, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB WPR15LA103Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Layton, UTThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which did not account for the increased headwind.NTSB ERA14FA387Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Mount Pleasant, SCThe commercial pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the commercial pilot’s failure to recognize and remediate the stall were his…NTSB ERA14CA366Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Waterloo, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions while on approach to the runway.NTSB WPR14LA305Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Russian Flat, MTThe pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning and his operation of the airplane outside of the manufacturer's specified performance limitations, which resulted in his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic…NTSB CEN14LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Greenwood, INThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that carburetor heat was used while performing maneuvers at reduced power settings in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.…