# NTSB NYC81FFA13: Cessna 150K, N5723G, Hudson, NY, March 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1981
- Place: Hudson, NY · HUDSON, NY
- Location: 42.2519° N, 73.7860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2519&lon=-73.7860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1417   81/3/1    HUDSON,NY           CESSNA 150K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1501                    N5723G              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUDSON,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5723G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5723G-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 15071223, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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
- Airport: Columbia County

## 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 19810301008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301008779A), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 150K, Hudson, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Apparent engine problem on takeoff. Stalled airplane into runway trying to return. Engine ok. Some dirt in fuel.

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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