# NTSB NYC78FFJ19: Cessna 150, N8440U, Spencerport, NY, April 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Spencerport, NY · SPENCERPORT, NY
- Location: 43.1881° N, 77.8090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencerport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1881&lon=-77.8090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1880  78/4/29    SPENCERPORT,NY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N8440U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 2230 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            715 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCERPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROCKPORT,NY                SPENCERPORT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8440U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440U), registered now, S/N 15077936, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Spencerport

## 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 19780429008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008429A), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna A150K, Spencerport, NY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8440U (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 NYC76FFJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ28), Aug 2, 1976: Cessna 150M (N8440U), Brockport, NY, 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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