# NTSB NYC84LA077: Cessna 150, N63678, Akron, NY, January 28, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 28, 1984, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Akron, NY
- Coordinates: 43.009304, -78.490341 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0093&lon=-78.4903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35494/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA077

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDED OFF ARPT IN THE SNOW COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCTIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE ABNORMALLY LONG TAXI AND GROUND TIME ADDED TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N63678 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15077478
- Airframe hours: 2368
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Niagara Frontier Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 13, 1983
- Departed: AKRON, NY
- Destination: BUFFALO, NY
- Airport: 903, Akron, runway 6, 3,300 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 344 total, 217 in this make and model, 278 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840128022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128022789A), Jan 28, 1984: Cessna 150M, Akron, NY, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing when aircraft flipped over on snow covered field.

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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