# NTSB NYC81FHJ13: Cessna 150, N5590G, Shelter Island, NY, August 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1981
- Place: Shelter Island, NY · SHELTER ISLAND, NY
- Location: 41.0553° N, 72.2971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelter Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0553&lon=-72.2971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5590G), registered now, S/N 15071090, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Shelter Island

## 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 19810823051539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051539A), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna 150J, Shelter Island, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft was damaged when nose wheel struck pile of dirt.

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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