# Accident 19890902065999A: Cessna 150M, Colts Neck, NJ, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ
- Airport: Colts Neck Vor/Dme
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3668V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3668V-1995-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902065999A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TO PRATICE ROUGH FIELD OPERATIONS. USED SIDE OF RUNWAY TO AVOID HOLES. SUN IN EYES RAN OFF AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA211), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 150M (N3668V), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A ROUGH FIELD TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE CROSSWIND AND HE SUNGLARE IN THE PILOT'S EYES.

## Other reports on N3668V (2)

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

- [Incident 19870902065379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902065379I), Sep 2, 1987: Cessna 150M (N3668V), Middletown, NJ. Aircraft was observed at a low altitude near a high school. Solo student pilot.
- [Incident 19861114076669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861114076669I), Nov 14, 1986: Cessna 150M (N3668V), Manalapan, NJ. Solo student made several low passes over a residential area.

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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