# NTSB NYC70D0070: Cessna 150E, N6214R, Falls Creek, PA, June 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1969
- Place: Falls Creek, PA · FALLS CREEK, PA
- Location: 41.1420° N, 78.8069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falls Creek, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1420&lon=-78.8069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2869  69/6/15    FALLS CREEK,PA      CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 298
        TIME - 1707                    N6214R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNXSUTAWNEY,PA             CLARION,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T/O,UN VFR,CLBD TO TOP OVC 10500FT.CRCD DWN THRU HOLE.LNDD FARM FLD,HIT DITCH HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6214R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6214R-1971-06-01), registration cancelled 1971-06-01, S/N 15061514 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6214R (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC70FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FGM15), Apr 30, 1970: Cessna 150E (N6214R), Punxsutawney, PA, substantial damage

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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