# NTSB NYC83FA157: Cessna 150L, N10049, Hackensack, NJ, June 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1983, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Hackensack, NJ
- Location: 40.8695° N, 74.0324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8695&lon=-74.0324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83FA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA157

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - radio communications - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - visual separation - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, approach
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - mental performance overload, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT'S FLT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), HE (THE CFI) HAD INFORMED GROUND CONTROL THAT THE STUDENT WAS GOING TO BE ON HIS 1ST SOLO FLT & WAS GOING TO FLY ONCE AROUND THE PATTERN. REPORTEDLY, THIS RADIO CALL WAS MADE BEFORE THE CFI DEPLANED AFTER DUAL INSTRUCTION. THE STUDENT THOUGHT THAT THE CFI'S ADVISORY WOULD BE COORDINATED WITH LOCAL CONTROL. THEREFORE, HE DID NOT ADVISE THAT HE WAS A STUDENT PLT ON HIS INITIAL CALL FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT WAS ADVISED TO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE CONTROL ZONE, DUE TO NUMEROUS INBOUND ACFT. HE DEPARTED FOR A TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS CLEARED TO REPORT OVERHEAD TO ENTER A DOWNWIND, BUT REPORTEDLY, HE DID NOT CALL UNTIL ON A DOWNWIND. ON BASE, HE MADE A 360 DEG TURN TO AVOID A POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TOWER. WHILE MANEUVERING, THE ACFT ENTERED A STALL/SPIN. THE STUDENT RECOVERED APRX 150 FT AGL, THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. TO AVOID CARS, HE TURNED AWAY, BUT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE POLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N10049 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074760
- Airframe hours: 4157
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: J. Kenneth Forester
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 12, 1983, 83 hours before
- Departed: TEB, TETERBORO, NJ
- Airport: TEB, Teterboro, runway 24, 6,015 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EWR, 10 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 19830626045349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626045349A), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna 150L, Hackensack, NJ, Destroyed. Difficulty with reentry to pattern on first solo. Engine quit, stalled, recovered, impacted ground. Carburetor ice.

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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