NYC71FHJ02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Deer Park, NY · July 13, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1970
Place
Deer Park, NY · DEER PARK, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50023Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113792

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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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3-2590  70/7/13    DEER PARK,NY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 106
        TIME - 1420                    N50023              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKHAVEN,NY               FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 72 HR SINCE ENG OVERHAUL,CRANKSHAFT MAGNAFLUXED.BROKE AT NR 4 WEB ABV JOURNAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N50023
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deer Park

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.