# NTSB NYC67F0628: Cessna 150F, N8716S, Duncannon, PA, April 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1967
- Place: Duncannon, PA · DUNCANNON, PA
- Location: 40.3952° N, 77.0277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duncannon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3952&lon=-77.0277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0628
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0628

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1385  67/4/29    DUNCANNON,PA        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N8716S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT T/O SOUTH ON PASTURE 700FT LONG TWRD HWY AND 50FT HI TREES.OWNERS MAN SHOWS 1385FT NEEDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8716S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8716S), registered now, S/N 15062016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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

## Other investigations on N8716S (3)

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 NYC72FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM30), Jan 26, 1972: Cessna 150 (N8716S), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67D0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0031), Jan 24, 1967: Cessna 150F (N8716S), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0507), Feb 12, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8716S), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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