# NTSB NYC71AN055: Cessna 150H, N6676S, Mountain Lakes, NJ, November 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1970
- Place: Mountain Lakes, NJ · MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ
- Location: 40.8868° N, 74.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Lakes, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8868&lon=-74.4417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2091   70/11/7 NR.MOUNTAIN LAKES,NJ  CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N6676S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .118 PERCENT.FLT PHASE UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6676S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6676S-2012-06-05), registration cancelled 2012-06-05, S/N 15067476, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6676S (2)

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 ERA09LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA459), Aug 12, 2009: Cessna 150 (N6676S), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pre-flight planning and take off over gross weight limits.
- [NTSB NYC81DFA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFA11), Jan 23, 1981: Cessna 150 (N6676S), Ellenville, NY, 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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