19790519010059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A150K · Selden, NY · May 19, 1979

Date
May 19, 1979 · 14:50 local
Place
Selden, NY
Airport
Hough Mcgee
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8478M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FHJ12
Reported as
Cessna A150K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,307 total4,650 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor demostrated s turns with excessive banks on final. Aircraft wing struck a tree.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR DEMOSTRATED S TURNS WITH EXCESSIVE BANKS ON FINAL.AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK A TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.