NYC67F0504

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Whitehouse, NJ · February 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1967
Place
Whitehouse, NJ · WHITEHOUSE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6559FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118947

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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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3-0474  67/2/12    WHITEHOUSE,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1000
        TIME - 1120                    N6559F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG-HUNTERDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ICE IN FUEL STRAINER AND FUEL TANK DRAINS.EXCESSIVE WATER IN FUEL FROM ARPT REFUELING FACILITY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6559F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Solberg-Hunterdon

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