- Date
- August 16, 1968
- Place
- Catskill, NY · CATSKILL, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2577JCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109011
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2961 68/8/16 CATSKILL,NY CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1110 N2577J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 63, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON ABANDONED AFLD. ACFT STRUCK DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2577J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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