# NTSB NYC76DFA21: Cessna 150, N66252, Lexington, NY, December 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1975
- Place: Lexington, NY · LEXINGTON, NY
- Location: 42.2404° N, 74.3654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2404&lon=-74.3654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3928  75/12/29   LEXINGTON,NY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N66252              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SCRANTON,PA                 RETURN                       DANBURY,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SOLO X-COUNTRY.                                 OF FUEL.ACFT SUBTANTIAL DMG DRG CRASH LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66252](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66252-1984-10-02), registration cancelled 1984-10-02, S/N 15075955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751229040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751229040599A), Dec 29, 1975: Cessna 150M, Lexington, NY, Substantial damage. Solo x-country. Of fuel. Acft subtantial dmg drg crash lndg.

## Other investigations on N66252 (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 CHI82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA080), Mar 9, 1982: Cessna 150 (N66252), Charlestown, IN, 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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