# NTSB NYC76AN106: Cessna 150M, N7901U, Lockport, NY, June 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Lockport, NY · LOCKPORT, NY
- Location: 43.1695° N, 78.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1695&lon=-78.6958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1997  76/6/27    LOCKPORT,NY         CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1336                    N7901U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRANSIT AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT SEEN CIRCLING LOW OVER CITY WITH PILOT WAVING TO PERSONNEL ON GND PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7901U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7901U-1976-09-08), registration cancelled 1976-09-08, S/N 15077858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Transit Airpark

## 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 19760627021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627021609A), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna A150K, Lockport, NY, Destroyed. Acft seen circling low over city with pilot waving to personnel on gnd prior to accident.

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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