# Accident 19960324005029A: Cessna 150J, Warwick, NY, March 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1996
- Place: Warwick, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.2497° N, 74.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2497&lon=-74.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5587G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5587G-1996-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960324005029A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE LOCATED IN SWAMP.

## 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 NYC96FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA078), Mar 24, 1996: Cessna 150J (N5587G), Warwick, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A related factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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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