# NTSB NYC73AN032: Cessna 150F, N948MA, Andes, NY, August 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1972
- Place: Andes, NY · ANDES, NY
- Location: 42.1876° N, 74.7804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andes, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1876&lon=-74.7804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2265  72/8/22    ANDES,NY            CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 600
        TIME - 1830                    N948MA              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVINGSTON MANOR,NY         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BUZZED HOUSE THEN FLEW INTO CANYON. LOST CTL IN STEEP LOW TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N948MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948MA-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 15063791 (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

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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