# NTSB NYC71DNC29: Cessna 150G, N6299S, Sutton, VT, May 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1971
- Place: Sutton, VT · SUTTON, VT
- Location: 44.6301° N, 72.0315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6301&lon=-72.0315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DNC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DNC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1759  71/5/30    SUTTON,VT           CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 146
        TIME - 1100                    N6299S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBURY,VT               SUTTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PWR-OFF GLIDE FRM 6000FT TO APRX 1000FT,ENG NOT CLEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6299S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6299S), registered now, S/N 15067099, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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

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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