Plane Crash List

Cessna 150F N8725G

13 September 1992 · Lake Neepaulin, New Jersey, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 13 September 1992 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8725G, operated by Sussex Airport Inc., was involved in an accident near Lake Neepaulin, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously 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 18:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Neepaulin, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Sussex (N63)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N8725G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Sussex Airport Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sussex → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92FA185

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 0 0

Probable cause

AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO OUTCLIMB THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLAPS AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A TAKEOFF WITH THE AIRPLANE LOADED 86 LBS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, HE SAID HE SET THE FLAPS AT 10 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO THE CESSNA 150 OWNERS MANUAL, USE OF FLAPS WILL SHORTEN THE GROUND ROLL, BUT DECREASE THE CLIMB RATE. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PILOT COULD NOT OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED OVER A LAKE WITH THE WINGS ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE AIRPLANE THEN MADE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN INTO THE TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE FLAPS WERE SET AT 13 DEGREES AND THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SATISFACTORILY. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE OPERATOR WHO RENTED THE AIRPLANE TO THE PILOT HAD NO RECORDS OF THE PILOT'S QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, OR CHECKOUT IN THE CESSNA 150.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Feb 1992 Cessna 150M
N9286U
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23 Feb 1992 Cessna 150
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19 Aug 1992 Cessna 150L
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7 May 1992 Cessna 150F
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12 Sep 1992 Cessna 150H
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Manistee, Michigan, United States H. Paul Miller Fatal 1
13 Nov 1992 Cessna 150L
N11199
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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Jan 1992 Hughes 369D
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no coordinates
Sun DUN Inc. of Washington Fatal 1
18 Oct 1992 Cessna 150
N19402
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
John Chang (Partnership) Minor injuries -
18 Oct 1992 Cessna 150L
N17023
Linden, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Linden Air Services Corp No injuries -
19 May 1992 Cessna 172P
N55110
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Raritan Valley Flying School Fatal 2
1 Nov 1992 Let LF-13
N13WG
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no coordinates
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19 Dec 1992 Cessna 182
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Readington, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Blue Sky Aviation Assoc. Inc. No injuries -

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