# Accident 19990427004129A: Cessna 150G, Watertown, NY, April 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9699° N, 75.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9699&lon=-75.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8426J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8426J-2013-10-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427004129A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 2015EDT N8426J, C150, CRASHED IN WATERTOWN, NY, JEFERSON COUNTY. 2 PERSONS ON BOARD, 1 FATAL, 1 CRITICAL. WATERTOWN POLICE DEPT, SGT REESE, CALLED IN THE ACCIDENT. UNKNOWN IF ATC INVOLVEMENT. (.4) ON APRIL 27, 1999, ABOUT 2015 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N8426J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE UNLISTED GRASS AIRSTRIP, AT WATERTOWN, NEW YORK.  THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ART), WATERTOWN, NEW YORK.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE AND THE CFI DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO COMPLETE A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT.  THEY FLEW TO ART, WHERE THE STUDENT PERFORMED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  THEY THEN FLEW BACK TO THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.  THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE CFI FLEW THE APPROACH TO THE GRASS RUNWAY.  HE FURTHER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND EVERYTHING "LOOKED               NORMAL." WHILE THEY WERE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH UTILITY WIRES, AND THE STUDENT PILOT HAD NO FURTHER RECOLLECTION OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 44 DEGREES, 4 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE, AND 75 DEGREES, 53 MINUTES, 29 SECONDS WEST LONGITUDE.                                                   (-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TELEPHONE CABLE, IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED, FATALING INJURING PILOT.

## 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 NYC99FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA098), Apr 28, 1999: Cessna 150G (N8426J), Watertown, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command misjudged altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with utility wires at the approach end of the airstrip. A factor was the pilot's failure to wear his corrective…

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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