# NTSB NYC73DHJ14: Cessna 150G, N6284S, New York City, NY, January 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1973
- Place: New York City, NY · NEW YORK CITY, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DHJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0190  73/1/30    NEW YORK CITY,NY    CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 308
        TIME - 1800                    N6284S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVIDENCE,RI              NEW MONMOUTH,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED IN HUDSON RIVER,ACFT SANK,NOT RECOVERED.PLT SWAM ASHORE.ENG WOULD KEEP RUNNING WITH PRIMER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6284S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284S-1976-06-28), registration cancelled 1976-06-28, S/N 15067084, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730130001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730130001349A), Jan 30, 1973: Cessna A150K, New York City, NY, Destroyed. Ditched in hudson river,acft sank,not recovered. Plt swam ashore. Eng would keep running with primer

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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