# Accident 19890227002779A: Cessna S550, Poughkeepsie, NY, February 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1989, 08:08 local time
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IMKA
- Location: 41.6797° N, 73.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6797&lon=-73.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29X-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA S550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,135 total, 635 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890227002779A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH AND FAST TRIED GO AROUND BUT MISUSE OF THRUST REVERSERS CAUSED FLAMEOUTS. CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC89FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA092), Feb 27, 1989: Cessna S550 (N29X), Poughkeepsie, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS, WHICH RESULTED IN ACTUATION (TRIPPING) OF THE REVERSE LOAD LIMITERS ON THE THRUST REVERSERS AND SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION OF AVAILABLE POWER IN BOTH…

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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