# NTSB NYC75FHJ27: Cessna 150, N8931S, Farmingdale, NY, February 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ27-147851

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0445  75/2/22    FARMINGDALE,NY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 135
        TIME - 1030                    N8931S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- R WING TIP STRUCK TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8931S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8931S-2018-02-23), registration cancelled 2018-02-23, S/N 15062231, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Republic

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750222003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222003479A), Feb 22, 1975: Cessna 150F, Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. R wing tip struck tree.

## Other investigations on N8931S (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 DEN66D0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0152), Nov 6, 1965: Cessna 150 (N8931S), Carlsbad, NM, 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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