# NTSB NYC85LA016: Cessna 150, N3912V, Jeannette, PA, February 21, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 20, 1985, 19:30 local (Feb 21, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Jeannette, PA
- Coordinates: 40.330657, -79.619621 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3307&lon=-79.6196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35638/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA016

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT MADE A NIGHT LANDING IN LIGHT & VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, ENCOUNTERED SNOW & ICE, & SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A SNOWBANK & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3912V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3912V-1989-01-19), registration cancelled 1989-01-19, S/N 15076650 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076650
- Airframe hours: 2094
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jesse, Garry
- Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 1984
- Departed: 5G8
- Airport: 5G8, Boquet, runway 1, 2,600 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 121 total, 77 in this make and model, 88 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °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 19850221003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221003899A), Feb 21, 1985: Cessna 150M, Jeannette, PA, Substantial damage. Drifted left of centerline and left main struck a snowbank, wingtip struck runway. Aircraft nosed over.

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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