# Accident 19910407009069A: Cessna 150E, Wallkill, NY, April 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wallkill, NY
- Airport: Kobelt Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6008° N, 74.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6008&lon=-74.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3566J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3566J-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407009069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING BASE. TURNED AWAY FROM AIRSTRIP AND PARACHUTED. 150 IMPACTED RESIDENCE YARD. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 NYC91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA109), Apr 7, 1991: Cessna 150E (N3566J), Walkill, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AFTER THE PILOT PARACHUTED FROM THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR…

## Other reports on N3566J (1)

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

- [Incident 19900630040889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630040889I), Jun 30, 1990: Cessna 150E (N3566J), Whitehall, NY. Student encountered IFR conditions and lost control. ATC assisted pilot in regaining control. Vectored to airport.

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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