NYC70FFM10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Windham, CT · April 14, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1970
Place
Windham, CT · WINDHAM, CT
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6450SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138811

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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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3-0048  70/4/14    WINDHAM,CONN        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 61, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N6450S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDHAM,CONN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ON BASE OVERSHOT RNWY TURNED R,NOT AWARE OF DSCNT UNTILL ACFT HIT TREES.LAST NIGHT FLT 8/7/69.

Aircraft

Registration
N6450S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Windham

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.