# NTSB NYC69D0174: Cessna 150, N7047S, Callicoon, NY, September 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1968
- Place: Callicoon, NY · CALLICOON, NY
- Location: 41.7659° N, 75.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Callicoon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-75.0579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4078   68/9/9    CALLICOON,NY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N7047S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- T/O FROM FARM FLD AT DUSK AFTER EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LNDG TO LOCATE POSITION. SOLO X-C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7047S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7047S), registered now, S/N 15067747, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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