# NTSB NYC67F0504: Cessna 150, N6559F, Whitehouse, NJ, February 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1967
- Place: Whitehouse, NJ · WHITEHOUSE, NJ
- Location: 40.6184° N, 74.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehouse, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6184&lon=-74.7443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0504
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0504

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0474  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6559F-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 15063159, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Solberg-Hunterdon

## Other investigations on N6559F (1)

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 NYC92FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA062), Feb 16, 1992: Cessna 150 (N6559F), White Lake, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGEMENT DUE TO DRUGS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO…

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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