NYC70D0100

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Pennington, NJ · July 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1969
Place
Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60952Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164937

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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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3-2636  69/7/25    PENNINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1569
        TIME - 1240                    N60952              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                MONTGOMERYVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INFLIGHT VIS APPEARED LESS THAN 3 MILES TO PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N60952
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Twin Pine

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.