# NTSB NYC80FFJ28: Cessna 150, N66309, Waterloo, NY, September 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1979
- Place: Waterloo, NY · WATERLOO, NY
- Location: 42.9046° N, 76.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9046&lon=-76.8590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3576  79/9/22    WATERLOO,NY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1409                    N66309              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SENECA FALLS,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66309](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66309-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15075981, built 1974 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790922026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922026689A), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 150, Waterloo, NY, Substantial damage. Student practiced emergency landing. Failed to execute timely recovery. Stalled aircraft avoiding wires.

## Other investigations on N66309 (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 NYC77DNC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC40), Jul 10, 1977: Cessna 150 (N66309), Laconia, NH, 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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