NYC68F0032

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Pittstown, NJ · June 26, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1967
Place
Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6608TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116274

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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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3-2212  67/6/26    PITTSTOWN,NJ        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1213
        TIME - 1945                    N6608T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MUD WASP NEST IN FUEL VENT LINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6608T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alexandria Field

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