# NTSB NYC71FHM24: Cessna 150F, N6718F, Napanoch, NY, April 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1971
- Place: Napanoch, NY · NAPANOCH, NY
- Location: 41.7526° N, 74.3719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napanoch, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7526&lon=-74.3719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0106   71/4/2    NAPANOCH,NY         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N6718F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT MEADVILLE,PA           HARTFORD,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DRG 2ND LDG APCH FUEL EXHAUSTED ADJACENT TO LANDING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6718F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6718F-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 15063318 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6718F (3)

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 CHI70D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0231), Aug 16, 1969: Cessna 150F (N6718F), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0232), Aug 11, 1968: Cessna 150F (N6718F), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0554), Jan 16, 1968: Cessna 150 (N6718F), Elkhart, IN, 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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