NYC74DFA34

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wurtsboro, NY · June 2, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1974
Place
Wurtsboro, NY · WURTSBORO, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6143GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740602015239A
Case key
126356

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1501   74/6/2    WURTSBORO,NY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 103
        TIME - 1445                    N6143G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POUGHKEEPSIE,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PILOT SUSPECTED POWER DECAY.NO ENGINE DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N6143G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wurtsboro

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.