# Accident 19990715042709A: Cessna 150H, Granville, NY, July 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: Granville, NY
- Airport: Granville Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4005° N, 73.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4005&lon=-73.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50079, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50079) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715042709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 16, PILOT MISJUDGED RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED 30 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY, HITTING GRAVE STONE IN CEMETARY. A/C CAME TO REST 100 FEET DOWN RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO A/C INCLUDED PROPELLER, TORE NOSE GEAR FROM A/C, TORE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FIREWALL TO MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT AREA. LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN PUSHED UP INTO MAIN GEAR ATTACH AREA WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE GEAR ATTACH FRAME. AFT FUSELAGE SECTION BUCKLED WITH TORN SKIN ON LOWER SIDE.

## 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 IAD99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA054), Jul 15, 1999: Cessna 150 (N50079), Granville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's not maintaining a proper glidepath during the visual approach to the runway.

## Other reports on N50079 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910921051929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921051929I), Sep 21, 1991: Cessna 150H (N50079), Malta, NY. Student unable to find destination. Elected to return. Engine lost power. Forced landing. Fuel exhaustion.

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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