- Date
- February 18, 1973
- Place
- White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7950ZCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730218004859A
- Case key
- 169840
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0470 73/2/18 WHITE PLAINS,NY. CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N7950Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE PLAINS,NY. LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CARB REMOVED DISASSEMBLED,LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER FOUND IN PUMP AND SURROUNDING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7950Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westchester Co
N7950ZRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Cessna 150CAirframe modelCessna 150CEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7950Z · 2
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