# NTSB NYC83LA237: Cessna 150H, N22853, Boonville, NY, September 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 4, 1983, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Boonville, NY
- Coordinates: 43.480358, -75.32933 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4804&lon=-75.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA237
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35272/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA237

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - raising of flaps - premature, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING AN APPROACH, THE PLT LOWERED 40 DEG OF FLAPS FOR A SPOT LANDING. AS HE APPROACHED THE RWY, HE BANKED LEFT & ADDED POWER TO AVOID HITTING A TREE. HOWEVER, CONTACT WAS MADE & HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AS THE ACFT CLIPPED SOME TREES TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE WAS LOWERED & THE FLAPS WERE RAISED. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE ACFT CONTINUED IN A STALLED CONDITION & AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN ROUGH TERRAIN. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOSEWHEEL, BOTH WING TIPS & THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22853](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22853-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 15068563, built 1968 (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: 15068563
- Airframe hours: 3985
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Cyril P. Hughes
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1983
- Airport: Hughes

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 280 total, 260 in this make and model, 260 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F

## 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 19830904050529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904050529A), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna 150H, Boonville, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit trees on final approach for a spot landing.

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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