- Date
- April 7, 1970
- Place
- Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N57246Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1200 70/4/7 ELMIRA,NY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N57246 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHENECTADY,NY SENECA FALLS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRX 60 MILES S OF PLANNED COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57246
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage