NYC71FHA28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Allentown, PA · January 10, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1971
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7791ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160017

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0401  71/1/10    ALLENTOWN PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N7791E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- PLTS 1ST SOLO FLT. R BRAKE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7791E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Queen City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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