Cessna 150F accident near Clutier, Iowa, September 6, 1990
On September 6, 1990 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N3016X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Clutier, Iowa (Private airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 6, 1990 · about 7:00 pm local time · cases in 1990
- Place
- Clutier, Iowa · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N3016X · registry record · serial 150-64416
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. HE HAD EXECUTED A GO-AROUND ON TWO PREVIOUS APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 31, AND WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13. AS HE GOT THE RIGHT WHEEL ON THE GROUND, A GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, AND THE WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT INTO POWER LINES WHICH PARALLELED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER STRIKING THE POWER LINES THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,527 hours in all; 225 in this make and model; 32 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 5,447 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C77 Belvidere IL at 4:25 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 2,700 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 11 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:50 pm from CID, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N3016X on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 150 7,992 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,676 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-200-A 297 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Poplar Grove Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 871 since 1982 · 131 in the last ten years
- Iowa 4,513 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI90LA257.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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