Cessna 150 N150LF
20 April 2020 · Hamburg, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 2020 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N150LF, operated by KCG Aviation Llc, was involved in an accident near Hamburg, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hamburg, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hamburg Inc (4G2)
- Coordinates
- 42.7008, -78.9147
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N150LF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- KCG Aviation Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Saranac Lake → Hamburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, after completing the landing roll on a grassy area adjacent to an asphalt runway, the main landing gear dug into an area of soft grass, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 10,427 records for this type
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