# NTSB Accident NYC99FA098
> **Cessna 150G** · 1999-04-28 · WATERTOWN, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99FA098
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-04-28
- **Location:** WATERTOWN, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.969852, -75.910614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150G
- **Registration:** N8426J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command misjudged altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with utility wires at the approach end of the airstrip.  A factor was the pilot's failure to wear his corrective lenses.

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