# NTSB NYC82FHA03: Cessna 150K, N5419G, Andover, NJ, November 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1981
- Place: Andover, NJ · ANDOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.9857° N, 74.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9857&lon=-74.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3060  81/11/27   ANDOVER,NJ          CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1140                    N5419G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      36, 5072 TOTAL HOURS, 218
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AEROFLEX-ANDOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDOVER,NJ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      57
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ANOTHER PLT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR 20MIN EARLIER.ARPT LCTD IN VALLEY,HILLS E & W,LAKES ENDS OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5419G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5419G-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 15071648 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aeroflex-Andover

## 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 19811127076269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127076269A), Nov 27, 1981: Cessna 150K, Andover, PA, Substantial damage. Turbulent crosswind on landing. Drifted left of runway. Began goaround. Stalled trying to miss tall trees.

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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