# NTSB NYC71FFJ05: Cessna 150, N5903E, Burt, NY, August 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1970
- Place: Burt, NY · BURT, NY
- Location: 43.3164° N, 78.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burt, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3164&lon=-78.7139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3228  70/8/24    BURT,NY             CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 103
        TIME - 1300                    N5903E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURT,NY                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- SWIVEL TYPE BOLT TO CARB CTL ARM MISSING.23 FLT HRS SINCE INSTLD.PLT PRACTICING STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5903E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5903E-1970-10-07), registration cancelled 1970-10-07, S/N 17403 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palmer

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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