# NTSB NYC74FGM33: Cessna 150K, N5714G, Ohiopyle, PA, May 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Ohiopyle, PA · OHIOPYLE, PA
- Location: 39.8630° N, 79.4955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ohiopyle, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8630&lon=-79.4955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1554  74/5/26    OHIOPYLE,PA         CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N5714G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 900FT LONG PASTURE,GRASS 12IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5714G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5714G-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 15071214, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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 19740526018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526018569A), May 26, 1974: Cessna 150K, Ohiopyle, PA, Destroyed. 900FT long pasture,grass 12IN high.

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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