# Accident 20030626017729A: Cessna 150F, Williamson, NY, June 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Williamson, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0833° N, 77.1203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0833&lon=-77.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517G-2006-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 66 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626017729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2003, AT 1415 EST, A CESSNA 150, N8517G, REGISTERED TO WILLIAMSON FLYING CLUB INC., DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN APPLE ORCHARD, EAST OF WILLIAMSON, NY, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CFI FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OR THE STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WILLIAMSON/SODUS, NY, (3G7), ON JUNE 26, 2003, AT 1330 EST.

## 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 NYC03LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA137), Jun 26, 2003: Cessna 150F (N8517G), Williamson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a rocker arm shaft boss, which resulted in a partial loss of power and subsequent forced landing. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.

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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