# Accident 19970422006369A: Cessna 150F, Lehighton, PA, April 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1997, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Airport: Jake Arnen Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8290° N, 75.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8290&lon=-75.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6717F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6717F-2002-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 58 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970422006369A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AND GO AROUND FLAPS STAYED DOWN. REPLACED FUSE. FLAPS RAISED LOST LIFT. STALLED. IMPACT.

## 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 NYC97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA079), Apr 22, 1997: Cessna 150 (N6717F), Lehighton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: replacement of the flap actuating system fuse by the pilot-in-command with the flap actuating handle in the fully retracted position. This resulted in the retraction of the flaps, an inadvertent…

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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