NYC77FHD19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Atlantic Cy, NJ · July 9, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1977
Place
Atlantic Cy, NJ · ATLANTIC CY, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N66746Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770709020589A
Case key
145768

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2509   77/7/9    ATLANTIC CY,NJ      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 300
        TIME - 1002                    N66746              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CY,NJ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       84
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- FOG AND HAZE CONDITION ALONG COAST WITHIN 1 MILE OF AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N66746
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bader Airport

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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.