# Accident 19920216003159A: Cessna 150F, Monticello, NY, February 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1992, 03:15 local time
- Place: Monticello, NY
- Airport: Sullivan County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6400° N, 74.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6400&lon=-74.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6559F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6559F-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216003159A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED TRYING TO LAND IN NEAR ZERO IMC. TOOK AIRCRAFT IMPOUNDED BY US MARSHAL.

## 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 NYC92FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA062), Feb 16, 1992: Cessna 150 (N6559F), White Lake, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGEMENT DUE TO DRUGS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO…

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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