# NTSB NYC75AN027: Cessna 150J, N60394, Dryden, NY, September 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Dryden, NY · DRYDEN, NY
- Location: 42.4908° N, 76.3014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dryden, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4908&lon=-76.3014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2701   74/9/1    DRYDEN,NY           CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N60394              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEECH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTLAND,NY                 ENDICOTT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUDENT SOLO X-COUNTRY AIRMET WX ADVISORY IN EFFECT,CEILINGS BELOW 1000 FT 3 MI VIS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60394](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60394-1974-11-02), registration cancelled 1974-11-02, S/N 15070278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Keech

## 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 19740901031359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901031359A), Sep 1, 1974: Cessna 150J, Dryden, NY, Destroyed. Student solo x-country AIRMET wx advisory in effect,ceilings below 1000 ft 3 mi vis

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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