NYC80FHA15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Newton, NJ · June 12, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1980
Place
Newton, NJ · NEWTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N18016Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800612019489A
Case key
131291

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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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3-0837  80/6/12    NEWTON,NJ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 127
        TIME - 2010                    N18016              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWTON,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N18016
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Newton

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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.