# Accident 19900120000879A: Cessna 150M, Schuyler, NY, January 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1990, 10:40 local time
- Place: Schuyler, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5501° N, 73.7501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5501&lon=-73.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66787, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66787-2015-05-19) (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: 2,623 total, 1,204 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120000879A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STALLED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. FLIPPED OVER. PILOTS MISUSE CARB HEAT IN CONDITIONS FOR CARB ICING.

## 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 NYC90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA055), Jan 20, 1990: Cessna 150M (N66787), Schuyler, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N66787 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880718048229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718048229I), Jul 18, 1988: Cessna 150M (N66787), Riverside, NY, Minor damage. Student lost control on hard landing. Bounced and landed nose low damaging nose gear and prop.

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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