# Accident 19910823036539A: Cessna 150M, Matawan, NY, August 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1991, 11:53 local time
- Place: Matawan, NY
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N704MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704MV-1992-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823036539A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF SANS FUEL CHECK. LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED OUT OF STEEP TURN TRYING MAKE RUNWAY. NO USEABLE FUEL.

## 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 NYC91FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA218), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 150M (N704MV), Marlboro, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE…

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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