# Accident 19760603019662A: Cessna 150L, Elmira, NY, June 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elm1ra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18717-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 106 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DFJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603019662A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HOLDING SHORT OF RWY FOR DPTG ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N41S, Gulstm G164A: [Accident 19760603019661A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603019661A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76DFJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ23), Jun 3, 1976: Cessna 150 (N18717), Elmira, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18717 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850825040099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825040099A), Aug 25, 1985: Cessna 150L (N18717), Lewiston, NY, Destroyed. Stalled while practicing maneuvers at low altitude. Struck powerline, impacted ground and burned. 700 foot ceiling.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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