# Accident 19910402008199A: Cessna 152, Bayport, NY, April 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Airport: Bayport Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7400° N, 73.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7400&lon=-73.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N506DF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,219 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402008199A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON SHORT FINAL ATTEMPTING LANDING GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 NYC91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA098), Apr 2, 1991: Cessna 152 (N506DF), Bayport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER CONTROL RESPONSE BY THE PILOT, WHEN ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LIMITED EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT IN THIS TYPE…

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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