NTSB CHI91LA241 — 1991-07-22 · WINONA, Minnesota, United States

Current FAA registration · N19153

Make / Model: CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture: 1972 · 19 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19721220
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A16F05

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N19153 Cessna 150 None

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER FLARE PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON HER SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT SHE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND MADE A GO-AROUND. AFTER A FLY-BY VISUAL INSPECTION WAS MADE, SHE LANDED NORMALLY AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BENT PROPELLER, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, A BENT NOSE AND A BENT FIREWALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA241.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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