# Accident 20240416003069A: Cessna 150L, Sussex, NJ, April 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2024, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Airport: Sussex Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2002° N, 74.6230° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2002&lon=-74.6230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150RZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150RZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 18 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240416003069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING A GO AROUND AT KFWN RUNWAY 3, STALLED AND CRASHED IMPACTING IN GRASS ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD POINT.  RECORDED METAR FOR KFWN AT 1153 LOCAL TIME:  31008G19 10SM CLR.

## 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 ERA24LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA182), Apr 16, 2024: Cessna 150L (N150RZ), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around attempt in a gusting left crosswind, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with 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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