# NTSB NYC76DFJ23: Cessna 150, N18717, Elmira, NY, June 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ23

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1778   76/6/3    ELMIRA,NY           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 3000
        TIME - 1215                    N41S                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMIRA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMIRA,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FLT CLRD ACROSS THE ACTIVE STRUCK CESSNA N18717 HOLDING FOR CLNC.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1778   76/6/3    ELMIRA,NY           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 106
        TIME - 1215                    N18717              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELM1RA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,NY                   ELMIRA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HOLDING SHORT OF RWY FOR DPTG ACFT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N18717](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18717-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 15074057, built 1972 (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: Elm1ra

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N41S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elmira

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760603019662A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603019662A), Jun 3, 1976: Cessna 150L, Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Holding short of rwy for dptg acft.
- [Accident 19760603019661A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603019661A), Jun 3, 1976: Gulstm G164A, Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Flt clrd across the active struck Cessna N18717 holding for clnc.

## Other investigations on N18717 (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 NYC85FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA219), Aug 25, 1985: Cessna 150L (N18717), Lewiston, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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