# NTSB NYC70FGM15: Cessna 150E, N6214R, Punxsutawney, PA, April 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1970
- Place: Punxsutawney, PA · PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA
- Location: 40.9437° N, 78.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punxsutawney, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9437&lon=-78.9748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FGM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FGM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0732  70/4/30    PUNXSUTAWNEY,PA     CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N6214R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1505 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            265 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNXSUTAWNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNXSUTAWNEY,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      78
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DEMONSTRATED SHORT FLD T/O. USED INSUFFICIENT RWY FOR CONDITIONS OF WIND AND TEMP. HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6214R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6214R-1971-06-01), registration cancelled 1971-06-01, S/N 15061514 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Punxsutawney

## Other investigations on N6214R (1)

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 NYC70D0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0070), Jun 15, 1969: Cessna 150E (N6214R), Falls Creek, PA, 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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