NYC70D0069

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fishers Is., NY · July 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1969
Place
Fishers Is., NY · FISHERS IS., NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7791ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166087

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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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3-3080  69/7/10    FISHERS IS.,NY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7791E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROTON,CONN                 FISHERS IS.,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N7791E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Elizabeth

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.

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