NTSB NYC90LA166 — 1990-07-18 · NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio, United States

N714JS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 525B, built 2024), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N714JS Cessna 150M None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AS HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR HIS FIFTH TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY USING RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER HE COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK SOFT SOIL. THE FAA FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES WITH RUDDER CONTROLS OR NOSE GEAR STEERING TUBES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_NYC90LA166.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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