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NYC91LA203

1991-08-05 · MORAINE, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport I73

Current FAA registration · N17210

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
19720817
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1232F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A GO-AROUND, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. HE SAID, 'IN AN ATTEMPT TO DO A MISSED APPROACH, I INCREASED THROTTLE....THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, THEN...LEFT AND WENT NOSE DOWN INTO THE GRASS.' THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 40.6 HOURS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC91LA203.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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