# Accident 20220807014229A: Cessna 150H, Ellenville, NY, August 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2022, 09:54 local time
- Place: Ellenville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7279° N, 74.3774° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7279&lon=-74.3774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50439-2023-02-17) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220807014229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE RETURNING TO INDIANA AFTER THE PURCHASE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CE-150H.

THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS COMPLETED. ALL CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF.

ON DEPARTURE FROM N89, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT’S CLIMB RATE BEGAN TO DIMINISH, EVENTUALLY CEASING. THE PILOT REPORTED NO OBVIOUS CHANGE IN THE SOUND OR PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT, REALIZING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NO LONGER CLIMB, THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD AN OPEN AREA WHICH WAS A LOCAL STREET. THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH AND LANDED ON THE STREET STRIKING A VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTATIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA22LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA363), Aug 7, 2022: Cessna 150H (N50439), Ellenville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ decision to perform the takeoff near maximum gross weight with 10° of flaps, contrary to the owner’s manual procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s degraded climb performance…

## Other reports on N50439 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740518015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518015169A), May 18, 1974: Cessna 150H (N50439), Slocum, RI, Substantial damage. R wing tip,aileron and r horizontal stabilizer dmgd.

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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