# Accident 19960421047609A: Cessna 152, Greenville, NY, April 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4098° N, 74.0199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4098&lon=-74.0199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89414, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89414-1997-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421047609A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO DEPART DOWNWIND ON A 2300 FT. GRASS RUNWAY WITH A TAILWIND OF 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS AT MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT, AND THE PRESSURE ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT UPDATE WEATHER OR CHECK PERFORMANCE DATA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA089), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 152 (N89414), Greenville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to gain adequate airspeed due to inadequate planning in which he conducted a downwind takeoff, resulting in a stall mush, and collision with trees.

## Other reports on N89414 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921123047659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921123047659A), Nov 23, 1992: Cessna 152 (N89414), Belmar, NJ, No damage, 1 fatal. Passenger fatal when he exited aircraft at 800 feet while in traffic pattern for runway.

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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