# NTSB NYC88LA162: Cessna 150, N6078T, Poland, NY, May 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 21, 1988, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Poland, NY
- Coordinates: 43.220569, -75.060966 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2206&lon=-75.0610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36166/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA162

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - flt control syst,elevator control - foreign object (cause)
  - flt control syst,elevator control - fouled (cause)
- Hard landing, landing
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - not possible
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS LAST TAKEOFF AFTER DOING MANY PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOS FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP AT HIS FARM, HIS STALL WARNING CAME ON. WHEN HE TRIED TO PUSH THE YOKE DOWN (FORWARD), IT WAS JAMMED. HE SAID A SMALL TWIG HAD JAMMED THE ELEVATOR. HE PULLED THE THROTTLE OUT AND LET THE PLANE DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON ITS WHEELS AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6078T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078T-1999-11-17), registration cancelled 1999-11-17, S/N 15060778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15060778
- Airframe hours: 3346
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James King
- Registered owner: James King
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 21, 1987, 30 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 295° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °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 19880521021069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521021069A), May 21, 1988: Cessna 150E, Poland, NY, Substantial damage. Reports stall warning sounded on takeoff. Yoke was jammed by a twig. Cut the powr landed in soft field. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6078T (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66D0384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0384), Dec 5, 1965: Cessna 150 (N6078T), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage

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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