# NTSB NYC76FGM52: Cessna 150F, N6245R, Cooperstown, PA, September 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Cooperstown, PA · COOPERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 41.4998° N, 79.8736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4998&lon=-79.8736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6245R-1977-07-13), registration cancelled 1977-07-13, S/N 15061545 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maple Cave

## 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 19760925031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925031149A), Sep 25, 1976: Cessna 150F, Cooperstown, PA, Substantial damage. Nite ldg at unlit strip. Psngr talking div attn. Intentional stall to avoid more 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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