- Date
- August 18, 1968
- Place
- Ballston Spa, NY · BALLSTON SPA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5968TCessna 150D
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4879 68/8/18 BALLSTON SPA,NY CESSNA 150D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 437 TIME - 2100 N5968T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BALLSTON SPA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION REMARKS- PLT BECAME DISORIENTED ON NIGHT T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5968T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ballston Spa
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