# NTSB NYC70A0056: Cessna 150, N61086, La Grangeville, NY, November 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1969
- Place: La Grangeville, NY · LA GRANGEVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.6509° N, 73.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lagrangeville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6509&lon=-73.7629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3768  69/11/29   LA GRANGEVILLE,NY   CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 111
        TIME - 1555                    N61086              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LA GRANGEVILLE,NY           LA GRANGEVILLE,NY            WESTFIELD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       37
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ADVISED TO DIVERT WHILE IN FLT DUE DENSE FOG AT DESTINATION. FLT PHASE UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61086](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61086-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 15070789 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sky Acres

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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