# NTSB NYC71DHD14: Cessna 150, N4015J, Cochranville, PA, August 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1970
- Place: Cochranville, PA · COCHRANVILLE, PA
- Location: 39.8886° N, 75.9298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cochranville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8886&lon=-75.9298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4255  70/8/14    COCHRANVILLE,PA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N4015J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,MD               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4015J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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