# NTSB NYC76FHM01: Cessna 150F, N8253S, Red Hook, NY, July 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Red Hook, NY · RED HOOK, NY
- Location: 41.9958° N, 73.8765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Hook, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9958&lon=-73.8765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1807   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253S-2009-12-18), registration cancelled 2009-12-18, S/N 15061853, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Sky Park

## 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 19750704019319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704019319A), Jul 4, 1975: Cessna 150F, Red Hook, NY, Substantial damage. Soft fld tkof,as acft became airborne it drifted l and l wing struck tail of N1870Y,sub dmg.

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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