# NTSB NYC89LA079: Cessna 150, N6299K, Hammonton, NJ, February 4, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 4, 1989, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Location: 39.6365° N, 74.8024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammonton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6365&lon=-74.8024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89LA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36375/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA079

## Probable cause

A BIRD STRIKE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - bird(s) (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND WITH A STUDENT PILOT IN CONTROL OF THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, 4 POUND BIRD FLEW THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE WINDSHIELD STRIKING THE STUDENT PILOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND IMMEDIATELY LANDED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6299K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6299K), registered now, S/N 15077630, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 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: 15077630
- Airframe hours: 1413
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Glenn P. Daly
- Registered owner: Glen Daly
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 12, 1988, 41 hours before
- Departed: N18, HAMMONTON, NJ
- Airport: N81

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 4,069 total, 14 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point -0 °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 19890204007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204007259A), Feb 4, 1989: Cessna 150M, Hammonton, NJ, Minor damage. Struck large bird on climbout. Came through windshield and injured student seriously.

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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