- Date
- July 4, 1975
- Place
- Red Hook, NY · RED HOOK, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8253SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750704019319A
- Case key
- 149515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1807 75/7/4 RED HOOK,NY CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N8253S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED HOOK,NY FARMINGDALE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- SOFT FLD TKOF,AS ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT DRIFTED L AND L WING STRUCK TAIL OF N1870Y,SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8253S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Park
N8253SRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2009 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.