# Accident 20070902017809A: Cessna 150J, Hazleton, PA, September 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2007, 11:05 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Airport: Hazleton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9853° N, 75.9903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9853&lon=-75.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60867-2008-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070902017809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CONSISTENT WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE PILOT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, 180 DEGREES, FROM DOWNWIND TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 28 AT HAZELTON AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES.

## 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 NYC07LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA210), Sep 2, 2007: Cessna 150J (N60867), Hazleton, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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