# NTSB NYC90LA148: Cessna 150, N10267, Montour Falls, NY, July 5, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1990, 21:30 local (Jul 5, 1990, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Montour Falls, NY
- Coordinates: 42.339546, -76.840621 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3395&lon=-76.8406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36679/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA148

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT TAKEOFF AT NIGHT FROM AN INIMPROVED FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - vehicle
  - aborted takeoff - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, REFUELED AND THEN ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF AT NIGHT. THE FIELD WAS 1800 FEET LONG AND THE GRASS WAS 12 INCHES HIGH. THE PILOT COULD NOT OBTAIN HIS TAKEOFF SPEED AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO A DOWNSLOPE AND RAN IN TO A WAGON, DISPLACING IT 3 FEET.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10267](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10267-2010-11-30), registration cancelled 2010-11-30, S/N 15074827, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074827
- Airframe hours: 5502
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: N.Y.Flight Center
- Registered owner: Mr. Shakeran Bahman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LDS, LINDEN, NJ
- Destination: PONNYAN, NY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 600 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °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 19900704027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704027059A), Jul 4, 1990: Cessna 150L, Montour Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Low on fuel landed in a hay field. Refueled, tried to take off in tall grass. Aborted too late and struck hay wagon

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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