# NTSB NYC67D0453: Cessna 150, N7950Z, White Plains, NY, December 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1966
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4223  66/12/30   WHITE PLAINS NY     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1600
        TIME - 0832                    N7950Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CTY.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED ACFT DOWNWIND FOR ENGINE RUN-UP. WIND WAS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7950Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7950Z-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 15060050, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: Westchester Cty.

## Other investigations on N7950Z (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73DHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ16), Feb 18, 1973: Cessna 150 (N7950Z), White Plains, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1260), Jan 9, 1965: Cessna 150 (N7950Z), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage

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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