# NTSB Accident NYC98FA164
> **Cessna 150L** · 1998-08-09 · TOWANDA, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98FA164
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10933
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-09
- **Location:** TOWANDA, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.760353, -76.440666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N19127
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain adequate climb and his premature retraction of the flaps.  A contributing factor was his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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