NYC69F0303

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Schenectady, NY · February 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 1, 1969
Place
Schenectady, NY · SCHENECTADY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N50412Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191643

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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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3-0219   69/2/1    SCHENECTADY,NY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N50412              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHENECTADY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N50412
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Schenectady

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.