# NTSB NYC69D0430: Cessna 150, N6703F, Southbury, CT, April 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1969
- Place: Southbury, CT · SOUTHBURY, CT
- Location: 41.4815° N, 73.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4815&lon=-73.2132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6703F), registered now, S/N 15063303, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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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