NYC76DNC12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Rye Harbor, NH · August 20, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1975
Place
Rye Harbor, NH · RYE HARBOR, NH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6106GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750820026149A
Case key
150208

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2341  75/8/20    RYE HARBOR,NH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1446                    N6106G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAR HARBOR,ME               BEVERLY,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK,NOT RECOVERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6106G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6106G · 1

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