# NTSB NYC82FHM04: Cessna 150, N4191U, Newburgh, NY, December 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1981
- Place: Newburgh, NY · NEWBURGH, NY
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3427   81/12/5   NEWBURGH,NY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 458
        TIME - 1200                    N4191U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLEHOPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURGH,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           6                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4191U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4191U-2017-02-17), registration cancelled 2017-02-17, S/N 15060191, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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: Middlehope

## 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 19811205088379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811205088379A), Dec 5, 1981: Cessna 150D, Newburgh, NY, Substantial damage. Attempted downwind takeoff on short grass strip. Struck cable at 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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