# NTSB NYC71FHA48: Cessna 150, N17084, Allentown, PA, May 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1971
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1621  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17084-1991-06-17), registration cancelled 1991-06-17, S/N 17993 (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: Queen City

## Other investigations on N17084 (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 NYC75DFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFJ14), Oct 11, 1974: Cessna 150 (N17084), Kirkwood, NY, 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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