# NTSB NYC71DHG03: Cessna 150H, N7129S, Herricksville, PA, August 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1970
- Place: Herricksville, PA · HERRICKSVILLE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3389   70/8/9    HERRICKSVILLE,PA    CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 654
        TIME - 1115                    N7129S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUNKHANNOCK,PA              HERRICKSVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PWR LINES BEHIND TREES,CLRD TREES NOSE GR HIT TOP WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7129S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7129S-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 15067829 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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