# NTSB NYC81DFA24: Cessna 150M, N8999U, Hancock, NY, August 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1981
- Place: Hancock, NY · HANCOCK, NY
- Location: 41.9473° N, 75.2853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hancock, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9473&lon=-75.2853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DFA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2904  81/8/21    HANCOCK,NY          CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 225
        TIME - 1730                    N8999U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE BIRCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANCOCK,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8999U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8999U-2011-07-15), registration cancelled 2011-07-15, S/N 15078049, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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: White Birch

## 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 19810821050789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821050789A), Aug 21, 1981: Cessna 150M, Hancock, NY, Substantial damage. Stong crosswind lifted a wing on takeoff. Airplane veered off runway striking an embankment.

## Other investigations on N8999U (2)

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 NYC80FHJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ02), Sep 13, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8999U), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ03), Nov 20, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8999U), Farmingdale, 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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