NYC65F0176

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Williamsburg, VA · April 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1965
Place
Williamsburg, VA · WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1166YCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179125

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0769  65/4/16    WILLIAMSBURG VA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N1166Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N1166Y
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Williamsburg

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.