# NTSB NYC66F0446: Cessna 150, N6223R, Bernardsville, NJ, January 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1966
- Place: Bernardsville, NJ · BERNARDSVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.7305° N, 74.5927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bernardsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7305&lon=-74.5927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0446
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0446

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0120  66/1/22    BERNARDSVILLE NJ    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 253
        TIME - 1500                    N6223R              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6223R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6223R), registered now, S/N 15061523, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset Hills

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.

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