# Accident 19840512017139A: Cessna 150E, South Bethlehem, NY, May 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1984, 14:03 local time
- Place: South Bethlehem, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5303° N, 73.8510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5303&lon=-73.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4024U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4024U-2013-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512017139A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 NYC84LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA169), May 12, 1984: Cessna C150 (N4024U), So.Bethlehem, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N4024U (2)

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

- [Incident 19830821052289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821052289I), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 150 (N4024U), South Bethlehem, NY, Minor damage. A young deer ran into a propeller and was killed while the aircraft was on its landing rollout.
- [Accident 19730415007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415007659A), Apr 15, 1973: Cessna 150E (N4024U), Norridgewock, ME, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.

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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