# NTSB NYC66D0541: Cessna 150, N5990E, Whitesville, NJ, March 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1966
- Place: Whitesville, NJ · WHITESVILLE, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0541
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0541

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0516  66/3/16    WHITESVILLE NJ      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N5990E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PILOT BECAME INADVERTENTLY INVOLVED IN NIGHT OPERATION FOR WHICH HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5990E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990E-1968-05-13), registration cancelled 1968-05-13, S/N 17490 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5990E (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 UNK65X0459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0459), Oct 28, 1964: Cessna 150 (N5990E), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage

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.

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