NYC69A0042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Clementon, NJ · September 28, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 28, 1968
Place
Clementon, NJ · CLEMENTON, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7071SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192117

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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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3-4666  68/9/28    CLEMENTON,NJ        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N7071S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN A STEEP CLIMB ATTITUDE AFTER LOW PASS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 201 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7071S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Albion

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.