- Date
- September 25, 1976
- Place
- Cooperstown, PA · COOPERSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6245RCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760925031149A
- Case key
- 155865
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2888 76/9/25 COOPERSTOWN,PA CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 735 TIME - 2215 N6245R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPLE CAVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,PA COOPERSTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- NITE LDG AT UNLIT STRIP. PSNGR TALKING DIV ATTN. INTENTIONAL STALL TO AVOID MORE DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6245R
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maple Cave
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.