# NTSB NYC68A0087: Cessna 150, N8279F, Blauvelt, NY, January 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1968
- Place: Blauvelt, NY · BLAUVELT, NY
- Location: 41.0682° N, 73.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blauvelt, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0682&lon=-73.9549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0269   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279F-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 15064379 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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