# Accident 19881108050049A: Cessna 150H, Newstead, NY, November 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1988, 10:50 local time
- Place: Newstead, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0105° N, 78.4897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0105&lon=-78.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50200, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50200-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 177 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108050049A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED HEAVY RAIN WITH NO AIR FILTER INSTALLED. LOST POWER. CRASHED. NO ANNUAL OR FERRY PERMIT.

## 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 NYC89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA024), Nov 8, 1988: Cessna 150H (N50200), Newstead, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A PARTIAL POWER LOSS CARBURETOR ICING.

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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