NYC68A0048

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Vincentown, NJ · September 20, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 20, 1967
Place
Vincentown, NJ · VINCENTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8627SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114923

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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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2-0654  67/9/20    VINCENTOWN,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1905                    N8627S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N8627S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Red Lion

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.