- Date
- April 30, 1972
- Place
- Spencer, NY · SPENCER, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8156FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165966
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2447 72/4/30 SPENCER,NY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 3000 TIME - 1400 N8156F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAIKKONEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPENCER,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8156F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saikkonen
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