# NTSB NYC77FHM14: Cessna 150D, N6967F, Poughkeepsie, NY, April 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY · POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
- Location: 41.6946° N, 73.9199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poughkeepsie, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6946&lon=-73.9199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1170   77/4/9    POUGHKEEPSIE,NY     CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N6967F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 580 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHESS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POUGHKEEPSIE,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP AIRCRAFT WITH MAGNETO ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6967F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Dutchess County

## 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 19770409011919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409011919A), Apr 9, 1977: Cessna 150F, Poughkeepsie, NY. Pilot attempted to hand prop aircraft with magneto on.

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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