NYC68A0097

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · New Castle, PA · February 6, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 6, 1968
Place
New Castle, PA · NEW CASTLE, PA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8364GCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111711

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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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3-0242   68/2/6    NEW CASTLE,PA       CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1702                    N8364G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT SEARCHING FOR MODEL AIRPLANE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8364G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
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.