- Date
- May 24, 1969
- Place
- Cherry Plain, NY · CHERRY PLAIN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6610SCessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2500 69/5/24 CHERRY PLAIN,NY CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 138 TIME - 1300 N6610S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHENECTADY,NY HARTFORD,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED REMARKS- PLT ENTERED SCATTERED CLD LAYER STRUCK MTN AT 2200FT LVL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6610S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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