# Accident 19830714036979A: Cessna 152, Poestenkill, NY, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Poestenkill, NY
- Airport: Rensselaer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6903° N, 73.5608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6903&lon=-73.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89206, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89206-2006-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714036979A

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO RADIO PROBLEM WITH ATC. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.MINOR DAMAGE, THEN HIT TREES ON TAKEOFF CLIMB.

## 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 NYC83LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA177), Jul 14, 1983: Cessna 152 (N89206), Poestenkill, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89206 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920802034899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802034899I), Aug 2, 1992: Cessna 152 (N89206), Ellington, CT. RPM fluctuating. Emergency landing at Ellington. Engine checked normal. Suspect carburetor ice.
- [Incident 19810201009739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201009739I), Feb 1, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89206), Albany, NY, Minor damage. While student was making right turn onto taxiway a tailwind gust flipped aircraft onto left wing tip.
- [Incident 19801212087509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212087509I), Dec 12, 1980: Cessna 152 (N89206), Boston, MA. Za landed without clearance or communication at controlled airport.

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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