NYC80FFJ28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Waterloo, NY · September 22, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1979
Place
Waterloo, NY · WATERLOO, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N66309Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790922026689A
Case key
133235

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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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3-3576  79/9/22    WATERLOO,NY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1409                    N66309              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SENECA FALLS,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID PWR LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N66309
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N66309 · 1

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