NYC66A0100

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Waltham, MA · March 16, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 16, 1966
Place
Waltham, MA · WALTHAM, MA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2063ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174159

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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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2-0193  66/3/16    WALTHAM MASS        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 116
        TIME - 1410                    N2063Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2063Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.