NYC69D0430

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Southbury, CT · April 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1969
Place
Southbury, CT · SOUTHBURY, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6703FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184199

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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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3-1414  69/4/28    SOUTHBURY,CONN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N6703F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY TO SW.T/O SE 1500 FT AREA LAST THIRD COVERED WITH WATER PUDDLES 1 FT DEEP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6703F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.