# Accident 19940604013819A: Cessna 150G, Troy, NY, June 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Troy, NY
- Airport: Rensselaer Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7290° N, 73.6704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7290&lon=-73.6704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2480J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2480J-2001-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,905 total, 203 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604013819A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR AND DRIFT ON FINAL. TRIED REALIGNTOO LATE. WING STRUCK TREES. SPUN AIRCRAFT AROUND PRIOR GOUND IMPACT.

## 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 BFO94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA089), Jun 4, 1994: Cessna 150 (N2480J), Troy, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A TREE. A FACTOR IS CROSSWINDS.

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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