# Accident 20170305006059A: Cessna 150J, Argyle, NY, March 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Argyle, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2375° N, 73.4433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2375&lon=-73.4433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60939-2019-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL C-0200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170305006059A

## Narrative

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

03/06/2017 THE ALBANY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT IN THE TOWN OF ARGYLE , NY. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME AIRCRAFT N60939 WHILE PERFORMING TRAINING MANUEVERS EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, THEN ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AND CONTACTED DENSE ROW OF TREES. AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL INDICATORS OF POSSIBLE CAUSE.

## 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 ERA17LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA120), Mar 5, 2017: Cessna 150J (N60939), Argyle, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with trees.

## Other reports on N60939 (2)

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

- [Incident 20050411009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050411009369I), Apr 11, 2005: Cessna 150J (N60939), Gansevoort, NY, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot in command/cfi was conducting a part 91 biannual flight review with [privacy data omitted] . While on approach to runway 24…
- [Accident 19760125000859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760125000859A), Jan 25, 1976: Cessna 150J (N60939), Fairhaven, VT, Substantial damage. Nose gr broke thru packed snow.

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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