# NTSB NYC75DFJ13: Cessna 150, N6558G, Akron, NY, October 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1974
- Place: Akron, NY · AKRON, NY
- Location: 43.0180° N, 78.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0180&lon=-78.4978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DFJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3713   74/10/6   AKRON,NY            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 65, 293
        TIME - 1500                    N6558G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMILLUS,NY                 AKRON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- REPEATEDLY BALLOONED IN FLARE TO 10-15FT.ESCORTED TO ARPT BY HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6558G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6558G-1974-12-12), registration cancelled 1974-12-12, S/N 15072058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Akron

## 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 19741006036299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741006036299A), Oct 6, 1974: Cessna 150L, Akron, NY, Destroyed. Repeatedly ballooned in flare to 10-15FT.escorted to arpt by helicopter.

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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