Plane Crash List

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 Unknown/Not Reported.

440 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 7,209 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

10,427
Records
1,181
Fatal
1,753
Deaths
11%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 9,987 of 10,427 can be placed (7,209 approximate)

By decade

1960s 2,611
1970s 4,135
1980s 1,670
1990s 1,063
2000s 469
2010s 275
2020s 204

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Apr 1988 Cessna 150
N60057
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States Chet Dempsey No injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Cessna 150J
N50715
Guntersville, Alabama, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Mar 1988 Cessna 150G
N2738S
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Mar 1988 Cessna 150H
N22954
Pensacola, Florida, United States - No injuries -
22 Mar 1988 Cessna 150G
N6360S
Ridgeway, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
21 Mar 1988 Cessna 150L
N6763G
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
approximate position
Airbourne, Inc. No injuries -
20 Mar 1988 Cessna 150
N66727
Fox, Oregon, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
19 Mar 1988 Cessna 150L
N10842
Weatherford, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
19 Mar 1988 Cessna 150J
N50672
Searcy, Arkansas, United States Flight Maintenance Inc. No injuries -
19 Mar 1988 Cessna 150J
N60586
Villa Rica, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
15 Mar 1988 Cessna 150M
N714FJ
Lodi, California, United States Drew, James D. No injuries -
11 Mar 1988 Cessna 150M
N22CE
Jacksonville, Florida, United States Capricorn Aviation Serious injuries -
2 Mar 1988 Cessna 150M
N66452
Crane, Indiana, United States Washington Aeronautics Co. No injuries -
2 Mar 1988 Cessna 150E
N6202T
Mitchellville, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
27 Feb 1988 Cessna 150M
N66661
Lantana, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Feb 1988 Cessna 150
N8850G
Manhattan, Kansas, United States Spicer Aircraft No injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Cessna 150L
N18225
Springfield, Illinois, United States Aero Charter, Inc. No injuries -
6 Feb 1988 Cessna 150
N3210J
Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
1 Feb 1988 Cessna 150L
N11312
Reynolds, North Dakota, United States
approximate position
Nodak Flying Club No injuries -
31 Jan 1988 Cessna 150
N9260U
Titusville, Florida, United States
approximate position
South Air Flight Center No injuries -
31 Jan 1988 Cessna 150K
N6254G
Barnwell, South Carolina, United States - Serious injuries -
27 Jan 1988 Cessna 150F
N7069F
Lake Havasu Cty, Arizona, United States Joseph Laplaca No injuries -
26 Jan 1988 Cessna 150
N7929E
Redbluff, California, United States Sheridan Flying Service No injuries -
26 Jan 1988 Cessna 150L
N1706Q
Diamond Springs, California, United States Kingdon Aero Club No injuries -
20 Jan 1988 Cessna 150M
N6372K
Delta, Utah, United States - No injuries -
19 Jan 1988 Cessna 150M
N9894J
Port Angeles, Washington, United States - No injuries -
15 Jan 1988 Cessna 150J
N60362
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States - Serious injuries -
13 Jan 1988 Cessna 150D
N4379U
Chugiak, Alaska, United States Ptarmigan Aviation No injuries -
12 Jan 1988 Cessna 150
N50738
Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
31 Dec 1987 Cessna 150K
N6422G
San Andreas, California, United States
approximate position
Norcal Aviation No injuries -
29 Dec 1987 Cessna 150
N5719G
Woodworth, Louisiana, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Dec 1987 Cessna 150M
N63385
Gainesville, Texas, United States Mark D. Woodruff No injuries -
26 Dec 1987 Cessna 150M
N704XX
Redwood Falls, Minnesota, United States Sun Aviation No injuries -
25 Dec 1987 Cessna 150H
N6468S
Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States
approximate position
S. Curcio Minor injuries -
24 Dec 1987 Cessna 150E
N3009J
Hilo, Hawaii, United States - No injuries -
18 Dec 1987 Cessna 150H
N23303
Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
13 Dec 1987 Cessna 150G
N6258S
Grantham, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
12 Dec 1987 Cessna 150K
N5995G
Portland, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
11 Dec 1987 Cessna 150H
N50320
Fullerton, California, United States
approximate position
Aviation Club of Fullerton No injuries -
2 Dec 1987 Cessna 150
N3888V
Mangum, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
25 Nov 1987 Cessna 150L
N1380Q
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States - No injuries -
24 Nov 1987 Cessna 150
N6463F
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
24 Nov 1987 Cessna 150M
N4081V
Waynesboro, Georgia, United States William H. Watson No injuries -
17 Nov 1987 Cessna 150J
N86WA
Patoka, Indiana, United States ROY S. Williams No injuries -
17 Nov 1987 Cessna 150M
N2973V
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Bryant, Sarah A. Minor injuries -
9 Nov 1987 Cessna 150F
N6920F
Carmel Valley, California, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Nov 1987 Cessna 150H
N6501S
Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States - Serious injuries -
31 Oct 1987 Cessna 150
N3449J
San Angelo, Texas, United States David Sibley Minor injuries -
31 Oct 1987 Cessna 150
N8362G
Millbrook, New York, United States - Serious injuries -
24 Oct 1987 Cessna 150
N6530G
McKinney, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -