# Accident 20000919039309A: Cessna 150G, Conesus, NY, September 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2000
- Place: Conesus, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8794° N, 77.2799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8794&lon=-77.2799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376J-2018-01-26) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919039309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED AN UNIMPROVED FIELD AREA WITH APPROX. 1000 FEET OF TAKEOFF DISTANCE AVAILABLE. THE TAKEOFF SURFACE WAS COVERED WITH GRASS APPROX. 6 INCHES TALL. THE PIC PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AND REPORTED THAT THE A/C BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER APPROX. 700-800 FEET OF GROUND RUN. THE A/C OBTAINED ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR 8 FOOT OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF ARE; HOWEVER, THE PIC STATED THE A/C WOULD NOT CONTINUE CLIMBING AND WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR POWER WIRES ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE A/C HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER HARNESSES, WHICH WERE UTILIZED, AND NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED.

## 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 IAD00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA084), Sep 19, 2000: Cessna 150G (N8376J), Conesus, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning.

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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