# NTSB NYC82DA094: Cessna 150H, N6642S, Weedsport, NY, May 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 15, 1982, 20:30 local (May 16, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Weedsport, NY
- Coordinates: 42.710876, -76.420455 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7109&lon=-76.4205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA094
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72985/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA094

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway edge lights - not operating (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE WEEDSPORT AIRPORT ON UNICOM; HOWEVER, THE RADIO HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN WHEN THE AIRPORT CLOSED. WITHOUT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AVAILABLE THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED 300 FEET AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6642S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6642S), registered now, S/N 15067442, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067442
- Airframe hours: 1324
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Charles W. Gilmore
- Registered owner: Charles W. Gilmore
- Departed: MORAVIA, NY
- Destination: 49WI, LOGANVILLE, WI
- Airport: B16, Whitford, runway 28, 2,860 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 64 total, 52 in this make and model, 44 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Observed at: SYR, 19 nm away

## 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 19820516016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016009A), May 16, 1982: Cessna 150H, New York, NY, Substantial damage. Overshot unlighted sod strip attempting a night landing. Flipped over in a plowed field beyond end of runway.

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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