- Date
- December 12, 1991, 07:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Gansevoort, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1404QCessna 150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911212059089A
- Case key
- 37117
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Probable cause
The pilot's improperly planned approach, resulting in a landing on an icy runway at excessive speed; and unable to stop on the available runway and subsequent collision with trees. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing prior to flight, and the pilot's lack of total flight experience.
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 pilot did not receive a weather briefing prior to takeoff from the private airport. After becoming airborne, he encountered fog and decided to return to the airport. He said '[I] returned to land, going to fast to stop at end of runway and hit trees.' The sod runway was covered with ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1404Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072704
- Airframe hours
- 4,655
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Morning Star Inc.
- Registered owner
- Morning Star Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- 4B1 · Duanesburg, NY
- Airport
- 7N48 · Shaw Field, runway 16, 1,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 194 total · 110 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1404Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.