NYC68A0087

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Blauvelt, NY · January 6, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 6, 1968
Place
Blauvelt, NY · BLAUVELT, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8279FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111740

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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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3-0269   68/1/6    BLAUVELT,NY         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1234                    N8279F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA- DRUG LEVEL NON CAUSAL. INSUFFICIENT TO CAUSE IMPAIRMENT OF PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8279F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.