Cessna 150 accidents

The NTSB database holds 10,427 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 150, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 1,181 of them were fatal (11%), and 1,753 people died.

The deadliest year was 1973, with 96 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (3,674 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Asia.

7,649 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

10,427

Records

1,181

Fatal

1,753

Deaths

11%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 2,778 of 10,427 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 2,611

1970s 4,135

1980s 1,670

1990s 1,063

2000s 469

2010s 275

2020s 204

Where these happened

United States 10,258 Mexico 16 Asia 15 Unknown/Not Reported 15 Other-Foreign Countries 12 Brazil 10

Operators involved

Burnside-Ott A 33 Flight Safety 21 Rose Aviation 13 Clinton Aviati 13 Mid-States AVI 12 Ag-Aviation AC 11

All 10,427 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Jan 1992	Cessna 150L N6032J	Lake Alfred, Florida, United States	Precision Flight Services, Inc	Fatal	2
7 Sep 1991	Cessna 150L N19578	Yamhill, Oregon, United States	Jerry Merin	Fatal	2
20 Aug 1991	Cessna 150K N6102G	Waller, Texas, United States	Hoseph R. Mock	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1991	Cessna 150F N6263R	Faulkton, South Dakota, United States	Hass, Larry J. and Bower, Gary	Fatal	2
18 May 1991	Cessna 150J N1019M	Caney, Oklahoma, United States	Bestway Aviation #2	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1991	Cessna 150L N16230	Mount Vernon, Washington, United States	Morcom Aviation	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1991	Cessna 150G N4065J	Kennewick, Washington, United States	Ronny L. Sabin	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1991	Cessna 150L N18526	Carlsbad, California, United States	Aviation Services Inc.	Fatal	2
26 Nov 1990	Cessna 150K N6026G	Valley Center, Kansas, United States	Linnie David Hudson	Fatal	2
27 Aug 1990	Cessna 150-L N7019G	Newman Lake, Washington, United States	Clifford J. Davis	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1990	Cessna 150M N66369	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States	Capitol City Air Service Inc.	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1990	Cessna 150G N459AE	Ridgeway, Virginia, United States	William H. Taylor	Fatal	2
7 Aug 1990	Cessna 150L N741MF	Holland, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1990	Cessna 150L N10472	Leesville, Louisiana, United States	James H. Hollenbeck	Fatal	2
5 Aug 1990	Cessna 150L N10094	Donnybrook, North Dakota, United States	Pietsch Flying Service	Fatal	2
1 Aug 1990	Cessna 150J N60518	Baker Hill, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1990	Cessna 150L N11580	Hettinger, North Dakota, United States	Midwest Air Center, Inc	Fatal	2
18 May 1990	Cessna 150H N7156S	Goleta, California, United States	Whitehead, Ronald	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1989	Cessna 150M N704TF	Cave Junction, Oregon, United States	Leidecker, Clint W.	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1989	Cessna 150K N6342G	Louisville, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1989	Cessna 150H N22875	Carnegie, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Apr 1989	Cessna 150M N3892V	Kankakee, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1988	Cessna 150M N63537	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	Acme School of Aeronautics	Fatal	2
4 Sep 1988	Cessna 150J N60547	Hemet, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 1988	Cessna 150F N8660G	Bellbrook, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1988	Cessna 150F N2RE	Skykomish, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 May 1988	Cessna 150F N6699F	Petersburg, Virginia, United States	William E. Branson	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1988	Cessna 150 N13788	Deer Lodge, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1988	Cessna 150 N1258Q	Sylva, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Mar 1988	Cessna 150 N60371	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Jack L. Pollard	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1988	Cessna 150J N61305	Douglas, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Oct 1987	Cessna 150E N4081U	Aguadilla no coordinates	Mena, John D.	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1987	Cessna 150H N50342	Gardner, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Henry L. Hathaway	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1987	Cessna 150G N2476J	Circleville, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1987	Cessna 150G N3736J	Vashon, Washington, United States	Flight Tech	Fatal	2
7 Feb 1987	Cessna 150L N6797G	Ayase, Japan no coordinates	Atsugi Navy Flying Club	Fatal	2
1 Feb 1987	Cessna 150D N4372U	Central City, Nebraska, United States	Darick D.barnhart	Fatal	2
29 Jan 1987	Cessna 150J N50922	Vancouver, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Jan 1987	Cessna 150L N10103	Naranjito no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1987	Cessna 150 N704HM	Ellensburg, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1987	Cessna 150F N8780S	Newville, Alabama, United States	Ozark Air Service	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1986	Cessna 150L N6965G	Lakeview, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1986	Cessna 150L N18235	Lake Isabella, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Oct 1986	Cessna 150 N22943	Fort Scott, Kansas, United States	Fort Scott Aircraft, Inc.	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1986	Cessna 150M N66297	Screven, Georgia, United States	Harless Aviation	Fatal	2
12 Sep 1986	Cessna 150M N9250U	Carbonado, Washington, United States	Spanaflight	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1985	Cessna 150M N66190	Danby, Vermont, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Jul 1985	Cessna 150L N11490	Goleta, California, United States	U.c. Santa Barbara Flying Club	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1985	Cessna 150G N2209J	Columbia, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1985	Cessna 150L N19293	Bainbridge, Indiana, United States	James L. Rietschlin	Fatal	2