# NTSB NYC70AN133: Cessna 150, N5890E, Mt Bethal, NJ, June 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1970
- Place: Mt Bethal, NJ · MT BETHAL, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1079  70/6/17    MT BETHAL,NJ        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 125
        TIME - 1210                    N5890E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLUCKMEIN,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PAX HAD PREVIOUS FLT EXP,RESISTED PLTS EFFORTS ON CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5890E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5890E-1972-02-01), registration cancelled 1972-02-01, S/N 17390 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Somerset

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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