NYC72DFJ09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Geneseo, NY · August 7, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1971
Place
Geneseo, NY · GENESEO, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5769ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162930

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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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3-2909   71/8/7    GENESEO,NY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 147
        TIME - 1420                    N5769E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESEO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENESEO,NY                  LIVONIA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TKOF ABT MIDFLD DUE RWY CONST.APRX 50FT AGL RETRACTED FLAPS,ACFT DSCNDD,TURNED L,R WING HIT GND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5769E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Geneseo

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