Cessna C150 accident near So.Bethlehem, New York, May 12, 1984
On May 12, 1984 at about 3:50 pm local time, a Cessna C150, registered N4024U, was destroyed in an accident near So.Bethlehem, New York (So Albany airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 12, 1984 · about 3:50 pm local time
- Place
- So.Bethlehem, New York · So Albany · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C150
- Registration
- N4024U · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR HAD JUST STARTED THE INITAL CLIMB WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AT ABOUT 100 FT. THE APPLICATION OF CARBURATOR HEAT CAUSED A FEW SECOND BURST OF POWER THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND TURNED LEFT. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN SOME HIGH BRUSH NEXT TO THE AIRPORT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 750 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,675 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 9, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: So. Albany NY at 3:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 2,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 2 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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