# NTSB NYC71FFM24: Cessna 150D, N4569U, Goshen, CT, December 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1970
- Place: Goshen, CT · GOSHEN, CT
- Location: 41.8318° N, 73.2251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goshen, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8318&lon=-73.2251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4424  70/12/19   GOSHEN,CONN         CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 124
        TIME - 1615                    N4569U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOSHEN,CONN                 BURLINGTON,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SNO CVRD FARM FLD.CLRD AREA ABT 800FT WITH 1 TO 2IN OF SLUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4569U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4569U-2026-04-18), registration cancelled 2026-04-18, S/N 15060569, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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

## Other investigations on N4569U (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC67D0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0131), Jul 27, 1966: Cessna 150 (N4569U), Meriden, CT, 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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