# Incident 20040202002259I: Cessna 150M, Endicott, NY, February 2, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Airport: Tri-Cities Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0785° N, 76.0963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (CZG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0785&lon=-76.0963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8898U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898U-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040202002259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004, AT 1145 EST, A CESSNA 150, N8898U, REGISTERED TO SKY WAY AIRPLANE SERVICES, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT TRI CITIES AIRPORT (CZG), TRI-CITIES NEW YORK, WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, IN PREPARATION FOR A PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS A STUDENT PILOT. HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TRI CITIES AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004, AT 1145 EST.

## Other reports on N8898U (1)

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

- [Incident 19970328010539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328010539I), Mar 28, 1997: Cessna 150M (N8898U), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on Friday, March 28, 1997, at 1:55 EST, a Cessna 150, N8898U, on an instructional flight, experienced smoke in the cockpit. The instructor took…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.