NYC70FHM12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wappingers Fls, NY · April 13, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1970
Place
Wappingers Fls, NY · WAPPINGERS FLS, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8094SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129382

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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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3-1796  70/4/13    WAPPINGERS FLS,NY   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N8094S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHESS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEERPARK,NY                 WAPPINGERS FLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8094S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dutchess County

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.