# NTSB NYC78DFJ07: Cessna 150L, N11164, Painted Post, NY, November 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1977
- Place: Painted Post, NY · PAINTED POST, NY
- Location: 42.1638° N, 77.0924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painted Post, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1638&lon=-77.0924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DFJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3629  77/11/20   PAINTED POST,NY     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 151
        TIME - 1350                    N11164              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COSTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINTED POST,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH CORN CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11164](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11164-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 15075234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Costa

## 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 19771120036109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771120036109A), Nov 20, 1977: Cessna 150L, Painted Post, NY, Substantial damage. Collided with corn crop.

## Other investigations on N11164 (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 NYC76FGM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM13), Nov 6, 1975: Cessna 150 (N11164), Brideville, PA, 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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