NYC66D0369

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Spring Valley, NY · October 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1965
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5969TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175327

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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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3-3315   65/10/2   SPRING VALLEY NY    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1089
        TIME - 1520                    N5969T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING STRUCK CORNER OF HANGER.

Aircraft

Registration
N5969T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo Valley

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.