# NTSB NYC71FGM50: Cessna 150F, N7142F, Valencia, PA, May 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1971
- Place: Valencia, PA · VALENCIA, PA
- Location: 40.6767° N, 79.9883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valencia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6767&lon=-79.9883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FGM50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1809  71/5/31    VALENCIA,PA         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 2045                    N7142F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALENCIA,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- DISCHARGE CHANNEL BLOCKED.ACFT OPERD NORM DAY PREV TO ACDNT,NORM APPL OF PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7142F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142F-1971-10-15), registration cancelled 1971-10-15, S/N 15063742 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glade Mills

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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