# NTSB NYC70FFM10: Cessna 150H, N6450S, Windham, CT, April 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1970
- Place: Windham, CT · WINDHAM, CT
- Location: 41.6998° N, 72.1570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windham, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6998&lon=-72.1570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFM10

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6450S-1974-01-29), registration cancelled 1974-01-29, S/N 15067250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windham

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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