# NTSB NYC72DGM15: Cessna 150, N61038, Eighty Four, PA, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Eighty Four, PA · EIGHTY FOUR, PA
- Location: 40.1777° N, 80.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eighty Four, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1777&lon=-80.1303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DGM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3380   71/9/5    EIGHTY FOUR,PA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N61038              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 3745 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1540 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIFFLIN,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT WIRES ON RCVRY FM PRACTICE FRCD LDG.PLT FLEW BACK TO ARPT AND LNDD.I/P DEMO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61038](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61038), registered now, S/N 15070755, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bandel Arpt

## Other investigations on N61038 (2)

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 NYC73FGM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM17), Feb 4, 1973: Cessna 150 (N61038), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71FGM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM38), Apr 13, 1971: Cessna 150 (N61038), West Mifflin, PA, 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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