# NTSB NYC77FGM10: Cessna 150L, N6849G, Corry, PA, January 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1977
- Place: Corry, PA · CORRY, PA
- Location: 41.9282° N, 79.6331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corry, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-79.6331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0420   77/1/9    CORRY,PA            CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6849G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORRY,PA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6849G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6849G-1995-09-27), registration cancelled 1995-09-27, S/N 15072349 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lawrence

## 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 19770109000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770109000259A), Jan 9, 1977: Cessna 150L, Corry, PA, Substantial damage. Acft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6849G (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA134), Jun 29, 1992: Cessna 150L (N6849G), Bethel Park, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE THE FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN…

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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