NYC71FHA48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Allentown, PA · May 19, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1971
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N17084Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161576

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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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3-1621  71/5/19    ALLENTOWN,PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N17084              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  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
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF ON RWY 25,WND 100 DEG AT 11K.PLTABRTD,RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT GRND,NS GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N17084
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Queen City

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