- Date
- February 8, 1990, 09:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Duanesburg, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4768XCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900208002349A
- Case key
- 36613
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Probable cause
The failure of the flight instructor to adequately monitor the actions of the student pilot and apply corrective action in a timely manner.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The CFI and student pilot were on a dual instructional flight. The CFI reduced the engine power for forced landing practice. The CFI called for a go around at 300-400 feet above the ground. According to the CFI, the student pilot lowered the flaps and did not add full power. When the CFI took control of the airplane he was unable to prevent it from striking trees and the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4768X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064818
- Airframe hours
- 3,025
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tom Sabata
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 27, 1989 · 14 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,660 total · 150 in this make and model · 1,596 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.