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
1 Sep 1985 Cessna 150-L
N18604
Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
31 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N66550
Wabash, Indiana, United States - Minor injuries -
30 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N63258
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
approximate position
Roger Bunch No injuries -
30 Aug 1985 Cessna 150G
N3240J
Camdenton, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
28 Aug 1985 Cessna 150J
N5573G
Crystal Beach, Texas, United States - No injuries -
27 Aug 1985 Cessna 150G
N2901S
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Aug 1985 Cessna 150
N5422Q
Newport Beach, California, United States - No injuries -
21 Aug 1985 Cessna 150
N6900S
San Jose, California, United States - Minor injuries -
18 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N714AE
Lubbock, Texas, United States Pegasus Flight Center No injuries -
18 Aug 1985 Cessna 150L
N19530
Rialto, California, United States Rialto Aviation Serious injuries -
13 Aug 1985 Cessna 150L
N10647
Bellingham, Washington, United States - No injuries -
12 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N714DM
McAllen, Texas, United States - No injuries -
11 Aug 1985 Cessna 150F
N8339G
Pocatello, Idaho, United States Richard Kirkham No injuries -
9 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N3359V
Santa Paula, California, United States Aviation Products, Inc. Minor injuries -
5 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N704JN
Eureka, Alaska, United States
approximate position
Alaska Air Academy Minor injuries -
3 Aug 1985 Cessna 150L
N7952G
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States Stanleyj. Burks, JR. No injuries -
3 Aug 1985 Cessna 150K
N5783G
Romeo, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
2 Aug 1985 Cessna 150K
N5773G
Orchard Hill, Georgia, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
1 Aug 1985 Cessna 150M
N187AR
Horntown, Oklahoma, United States Michael N. Trusty No injuries -
31 Jul 1985 Cessna 150E
N6284T
Sonoma, California, United States - Serious injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Cessna 150J
N51405
Sharonville, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Cessna 150F
N8665G
Apalachicola, Florida, United States Dennis Lindsay No injuries -
23 Jul 1985 Cessna 150D
N4460U
Lincoln, Illinois, United States James M. Mundy No injuries -
22 Jul 1985 Cessna 150M
N6350K
Mt Pleasant, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
21 Jul 1985 Cessna 150C
N1935Z
Chesaw, Washington, United States - No injuries -
20 Jul 1985 Cessna 150L
N11152
Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States Michael B. Bumgarner Serious injuries -
11 Jul 1985 Cessna 150M
N3201V
Manhattan, Kansas, United States GO Leasing Co. Serious injuries -
10 Jul 1985 Cessna 150H
N22553
Enterprise, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
9 Jul 1985 Cessna 150
N1749
La Grande, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
9 Jul 1985 Cessna 150
N1734Q
Geneva, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
7 Jul 1985 Cessna 150L
N5321Q
Killeen, Texas, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 150F
N8219S
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States Robert A. Brlecic No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna 150L
N5356Q
Plainfield, Illinois, United States T & G Aviation Serious injuries -
29 Jun 1985 Cessna 150G
N3814J
Asotin, Washington, United States - No injuries -
26 Jun 1985 Cessna 150M
N704ZS
Rushville, Missouri, United States Riverbend Aviation Minor injuries -
22 Jun 1985 Cessna 150L
N10239
Griffith, Indiana, United States Griffith Aviation No injuries -
16 Jun 1985 Cessna 150
N1991Z
Girard, Texas, United States - No injuries -
14 Jun 1985 Cessna 150
N7122F
McConnelsville, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Jun 1985 Cessna 150M
N704FU
Colusa, California, United States - No injuries -
13 Jun 1985 Cessna 150H
N6573S
Waipahu, Hawaii, United States - Serious injuries -
12 Jun 1985 Cessna 150J
N51261
New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
9 Jun 1985 Cessna 150
N8489U
Oracle, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Jun 1985 Cessna 150
N5347Q
Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
6 Jun 1985 Cessna 150
N69236
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
2 Jun 1985 Cessna 150H
N6458S
Montevideo, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
31 May 1985 Cessna 150M
N66069
Merrill, Wisconsin, United States North Winds Aviation No injuries -
27 May 1985 Cessna 150
N5914G
Wamic, Oregon, United States - Minor injuries -
26 May 1985 Cessna 150
N18066
Marshall, Michigan, United States - Minor injuries -
25 May 1985 Cessna 150L
N5481Q
Necedah, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1985 Cessna 150H
N50011
Clovis, New Mexico, United States - Minor injuries -