NYC70FHM07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Woodbridge, NJ · February 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1970
Place
Woodbridge, NJ · WOODBRIDGE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5546GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140913

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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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3-0546  70/2/20    WOODBRIDGE,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1482
        TIME - 2052                    N5546G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,NJ                WOODBRIDGE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5546G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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