Plane Crash List

Cessna 150H N50292

19 January 1990 · Sullivan, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 January 1990 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N50292, operated by Grey Eagle Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Sullivan County (SIV)
Coordinates
39.0893, -87.3999
Aircraft
Cessna 150H
Registration
N50292
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Grey Eagle Flight Training
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90LA068

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND GUST AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WITH A STRONG CROSSWIND ELECTED TO ABORT. AS SHE RELAXED AILERON CORRECTION THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, ENTERED A NEIGHBORING CORN FIELD, AND NOSED OVER INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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