NYC71DHD44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Rio Grande, NJ · March 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1971
Place
Rio Grande, NJ · RIO GRANDE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1969ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160598

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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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3-1002  71/3/26    RIO GRANDE,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N1969Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIO GRANDE,NJ               MANVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- L WING HIT WINDSHIELD OF PARKED FUEL TRUCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N1969Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cape May 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.