# Accident 19900208002349A: Cessna 150G, Duanesburg, NY, February 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1990, 09:20 local time
- Place: Duanesburg, NY
- Airport: Duanesburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7592° N, 74.1303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7592&lon=-74.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4768X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4768X-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 150 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900208002349A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING INTO RISING TERRAIN. CFI TOOK OVER TO ABORT MANEUVER TOO LATE. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA070), Feb 8, 1990: Cessna 150 (N4768X), Duanesburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE ACTIONS OF THE STUDENT PILOT AND APPLY CORRECTIVE ACTION IN A TIMELY MANNER.

## Other reports on N4768X (1)

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

- [Incident 19800224029409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224029409I), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 150G (N4768X), Tewksbury, ME, Minor damage. Student lost directional control. Ran off runway into the snow.

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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