- Date
- August 23, 1981
- Place
- Shelter Island, NY · SHELTER ISLAND, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5590GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810823051539A
- Case key
- 124173
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2918 81/8/23 SHELTER ISLAND,NY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N5590G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 55, 7429 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 305 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELTER ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MADISON,CT RETURN SHELTER ISLAND,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- HIDDEN PILE OF DIRT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5590G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shelter Island
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.