# Accident 19790519010059A: Cessna A150K, Selden, NY, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Selden, NY
- Airport: Hough Mcgee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8714° N, 73.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selden, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8714&lon=-73.0466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8478M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478M-1981-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,307 total, 4,650 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ12), May 19, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8478M), Selden, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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