# NTSB NYC93LA001: Cessna 150G, N6374S, Lincoln, PA, October 1, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 1, 1992, 09:05 local (13:05 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln, PA
- Coordinates: 39.779571, -75.880851 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7796&lon=-75.8809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC93LA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37245/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA001

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

## Analysis

IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF, FROM A WET GRASS RUNWAY, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF.  THE PILOT STATED THAT ONCE AIRBORNE, THE AIRPLANE FELT 'TOO MUSHY' AND THAT HIS RATE OF CLIMB WOULD NOT ALLOW THE AIRPLANE TO CLEAR THE WIRES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, SLID ACROSS A ROAD AND IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT.  A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6374S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6374S-1993-11-15), registration cancelled 1993-11-15, S/N 15067174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067174
- Airframe hours: 2622
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rodney V. Bowers
- Registered owner: Rodney V. Bowers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 2, 1992, 8 hours before
- Departed: 3PA8, PA
- Destination: TGI, TANGIER ISLAND, VA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 3PA8, Harris, runway 36, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 191 total, 113 in this make and model, 98 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °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 19921001039369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001039369A), Oct 1, 1992: Cessna 150G, Lincoln Univers, PA, Substantial damage. Felt mushy on liftoff. Aborted. Ran off end runway,collapsed nose gear on embankment. May have had wind shift.

## Other investigations on N6374S (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA71FLD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD30), Oct 31, 1970: Cessna 150G (N6374S), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

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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