# NTSB NYC79FHJ12: Cessna 150, N8478M, Selden, NY, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Selden, NY · SELDEN, NY
- Location: 40.8714° N, 73.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selden, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8714&lon=-73.0466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1085  79/5/19    SELDEN,NY           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N8478M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 7307 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- CFI DEMONSTRATING EMERGENCY LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8478M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478M-1981-10-26), registration cancelled 1981-10-26, S/N A15000178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcgee

## 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 19790519010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010059A), May 19, 1979: Cessna A150K, Selden, NY, Destroyed. Instructor demostrated s turns with excessive banks on final. Aircraft wing struck a tree.

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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