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Cessna 150 N1404Q

12 December 1991 · Gansevoort, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 December 1991 at about 12:20 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N1404Q, operated by Morning Star Inc., was involved in an accident near Gansevoort, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 12:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Gansevoort, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Shaw Field (7N48)
Coordinates
43.1895, -73.6406
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N1404Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Morning Star Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Duanesburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92LA041

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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