# NTSB NYC90LA188: Cessna 150M, N45238, Rochester, NH, August 4, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1990, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Location: 43.3045° N, 70.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3045&lon=-70.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA188
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA188

## Probable cause

UNDETERMINED.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE AIRPLANE ABANDONED UPSIDE-DOWN IN A FIELD ON AUGUST 5, 1990. THE PILOT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT DATE, TIME AND INJURIES ARE PRESUMED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45238](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45238-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 15076798, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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: 15076798
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Arthur D. Robichaud

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; student; medical: class 3, expired

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Temperature: -0 °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 19900804030219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030219A), Aug 4, 1990: Cessna 150M, Rochester, NH, Substantial damage. Aircraft found abandoned. Traced to pilot who had filed false report on accident. Student permit had expired.

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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