Cessna 150M accident near Delaware, Ohio, January 25, 1987
On January 25, 1987 at about 9:20 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N7992U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Delaware, Ohio (Delaware Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 25, 1987 · about 9:20 pm local time
- Place
- Delaware, Ohio · Delaware Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N7992U · no longer on the register · serial 15077877
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE LANDING ON RWY 28 IN CROSWIND CONDITIONS, AFTER A SOLO X-C FLT. THE ACFT LANDED HARD, VEERED OFF THE RWY, AND NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS FROM 360 AT 10 KTS, GUSTING TO 20 KTS. THE STUDENT PLT CITED PILOT ERROR AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 43 hours in all; 42 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 18 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,116 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 2, 1986; 79 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flyers Service CORP.
The flight
- Departed from: OVO North Vernon IN at 7:02 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 4,100 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 19°F (-7°C), dew point 1°F (-17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 pm from CMH, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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