# NTSB NYC74FHA02: Cessna 150, N17065, Sussex, NJ, July 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1973
- Place: Sussex, NJ · SUSSEX, NJ
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&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 August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1648  73/7/16    SUSSEX,NJ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N17065              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 697 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            389 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSSEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TETERBORO,NJ                TETERBORO,NJ                 SUSSEX,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT MARSH-TYPE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17065](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17065), registered now, S/N 150-73615 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sussex

## 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 19730716020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716020249A), Jul 16, 1973: Cessna 150L, Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft marsh-type fld.

## Other investigations on N17065 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC82DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA017), Jan 31, 1982: Cessna 150L (N17065), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage

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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