# NTSB NYC87LA005: Cessna C-150, N704PY, Plymouth, MA, October 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1986, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30540/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA005

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - distance - misjudged, dual student
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command(cfi)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT FLARED LONG DURING LANDING AND THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A GO AROUND. DURING A RIGHT TURN AWAY FROM BUILDINGS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON ITS NOSE AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704PY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704PY-2011-03-21), registration cancelled 2011-03-21, S/N 15078777, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078777
- Airframe hours: 1653
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Yankee Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, February 11, 1986, 65 hours before
- Airport: PLY, Plymouth, runway 15, 2,500 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 318 total, 318 in this make and model, 218 as pilot in command, 128 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 66 °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 19861003047709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003047709A), Oct 3, 1986: Cessna 150M, Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. The airctaft stalled during go around. The instructor failed to monitor student actions. Go around started too late.

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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