# NTSB NYC81DFA11: Cessna 150, N6676S, Ellenville, NY, January 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1981
- Place: Ellenville, NY · ELLENVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.7047° N, 74.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellenville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7047&lon=-74.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DFA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0003  81/1/23    ELLENVILLE,NY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N6676S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 54, 16620 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2215 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LHJ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          S                           LOCAL                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           32                                                      265
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING.SNOW SQUALLS IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6676S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6676S-2012-06-05), registration cancelled 2012-06-05, S/N 15067476, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lhj

## 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 19810123001309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123001309A), Jan 23, 1981: Cessna 150H, Ellenville, NY, Substantial damage. Instructor lost control of aircraft during landing and crashed into snow-bank.

## Other investigations on N6676S (2)

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.

- [NTSB ERA09LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA459), Aug 12, 2009: Cessna 150 (N6676S), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pre-flight planning and take off over gross weight limits.
- [NTSB NYC71AN055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN055), Nov 7, 1970: Cessna 150H (N6676S), Mountain Lakes, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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