NYC68D0361

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ronkonkoma, NY · November 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1967
Place
Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N972MACessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112433

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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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3-4641  67/11/21   RONKONKOMA,NY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 150
        TIME - 1730                    N972MA              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - L.I.MACARTHUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- RT WING STRUCK PARKED GAS TRUCK,IN RAMP AREA AT NITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N972MA
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
L.I.Macarthur

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