NYC66F0412

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Medford, NJ · December 29, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1965
Place
Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6157TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174919

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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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2-0896  65/12/29   MEDFORD NJ          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1258                    N6157T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING W RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6157T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying W Ranch

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.