# NTSB NYC90FA106: Cessna 150H, N7142S, Shirleysburg, PA, May 13, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1990, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Shirleysburg, PA
- Coordinates: 40.289695, -77.869186 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2897&lon=-77.8692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90FA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36532/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA106

## Probable cause

PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - aircraft control - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - incapacitation(cardiovascular), pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE WAS ON SHORT FINAL WHEN IT WAS OBSERVED DIVING INTO THE GROUND. THE AUTOPSY REVEALED THE PILOT WAS INCAPACITATED BY A HEART ATTACK PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7142S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142S-1990-12-12), registration cancelled 1990-12-12, S/N 15067842 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067842
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 106 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Joe Smith Jr.
- Airport: MUV, Huntington County, runway 22, 3,100 × 80 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; toxicology performed; flight hours: 1,455 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Observed at: A00, 35 nm away

## 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 19900513015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513015559A), May 13, 1990: Cessna 150H, Mount Union, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On short final made slow left turn then steep dive to ground. No apparent mechanical problem.

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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