# Accident 19900401006899A: Cessna 150F, Lloyd, NY, April 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lloyd, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7092° N, 73.9595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7092&lon=-73.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7034F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7034F-1991-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,934 total, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401006899A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER ON TOP OF A FOG-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. CRASHED AND BURNED. HAD FLOWN AREA OFTEN.

## 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 NYC90FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA083), Apr 1, 1990: Cessna 150F (N7034F), Lloyd, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING VFR FLIGHT IN INC CONDITIONS AND COLLIDED WITH A MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER.

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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