# NTSB NYC71DHD44: Cessna 150, N1969Z, Rio Grande, NJ, March 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1971
- Place: Rio Grande, NJ · RIO GRANDE, NJ
- Location: 39.0200° N, 74.8771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Grande, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-74.8771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1002  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1969Z), registered now, S/N 15059769, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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
- Airport: Cape May County

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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