- Date
- August 14, 1983, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- So. Fallsburgh, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N704ALCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830814040959A
- Case key
- 35087
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - intentionalCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft was observed performing low level steep turns, climbs & dives over a hotel. The acft collided with the tops of trees, nosed over & crashed. The student plt resides at, & is employed by, the hotel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704AL
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078458
- Airframe hours
- 2,706
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Orlando J. Pelaez
- Registered owner
- Wurtsboro Flight Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 9, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- Wurtsboro, NY
N704ALRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 92 total · 92 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.