# NTSB NYC78FFJ13: Cessna 150, N714NV, Auburn, NY, February 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1978
- Place: Auburn, NY · AUBURN, NY
- Location: 42.9338° N, 76.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9338&lon=-76.5672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0435   78/2/7    AUBURN,NY           CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1455                    N714NV              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- TRIM FOUND IN UP ELEVATOR POSITION.ACFT OBSVD TO CLIMB & FALL REPEATEDLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714NV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714NV-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 15079312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780207002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207002529A), Feb 7, 1978: Cessna A150K, Auburn, NY, Destroyed. Trim found in up elevator position. Acft obsvd to climb & fall repdly.

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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