# Incident 19901111054079I: Cessna 150G, Ithaca, NY, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 19:18 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8529J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8529J) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111054079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISORIENTED IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WHILE LOOKING FOR AIRPORT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND WAS ASSISTED BY ATC.

## Other reports on N8529J (1)

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

- [Incident 19910718034259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718034259I), Jul 18, 1991: Cessna 150G (N8529J), Le Roy, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Sheared off the nose gear.

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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