NYC70DHD28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Medford, NJ · May 23, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1970
Place
Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6417SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125792

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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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3-0690  70/5/23    MEDFORD,NJ          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N6417S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,NJ               MEDFORD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT ATTENTION DIVERTED BY PARACHUTIST,TRACTOR MOWER IN AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N6417S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burlington

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.

Other investigations on N6417S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.