# Accident 19830814040959A: Cessna 150M, South Fallsburg, NY, August 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1983, 13:45 local time
- Place: South Fallsburg, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7039° N, 74.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Fallsburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7039&lon=-74.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704AL-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814040959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE BUZZING A HOTEL AREA. STUDENT PILOT WAS THE HOTEL BARTENDER.

## 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 NYC83FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FFA02), Aug 14, 1983: Cessna 150M (N704AL), So. Fallsburgh, 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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