# NTSB NYC70DFA10: Cessna 150, N3795J, Gouverneur, NY, February 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1970
- Place: Gouverneur, NY · GOUVERNEUR, NY
- Location: 44.3366° N, 75.4660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gouverneur, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3366&lon=-75.4660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0834  70/2/28    GOUVERNEUR,NY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N3795J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYDERS SKYPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOUVERNEUR,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3795J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3795J-2019-12-30), registration cancelled 2019-12-30, S/N 15065095, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryders Skyport

## Other investigations on N3795J (2)

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 ERA19LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA151), Apr 11, 2019: Cessna 150 (N3795J), Fulton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to leave the carburetor heat on fully after his initial application of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB NYC71DFA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA10), Aug 22, 1970: Cessna 150 (N3795J), Fowler, NY, 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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