# Accident 19911116051949A: Cessna 150J, Troy, NY, November 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1991, 14:35 local time
- Place: Troy, NY
- Airport: Rensselaer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6891° N, 73.5609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6891&lon=-73.5609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50877, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50877-1993-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 11 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911116051949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. UNABLE FOR RUNWAY. HIT EMBANKMENT LANDING. FUEL FOUND OFF. CONDITIONS GOOD CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 NYC92LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA032), Nov 16, 1991: Cessna 150 (N50877), Poestenskill, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURATOR HEAT, RESULTING IN CARBURATOR ICE AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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