NYC81DHA14

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Tobyhanna, PA · June 5, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1981
Place
Tobyhanna, PA · TOBYHANNA, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N22578Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810605032769A
Case key
125746

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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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3-1422   81/6/5    TOBYHANNA,PA        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 800
        TIME - 1730                    N22578              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOBYHANNA,PA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD AT ARMY DEPOT HELICOPTER PAD AREA DUE DISORIENTATION & LOW FUEL STATE.N/W COLLAPSED DRNG DEPT

Aircraft

Registration
N22578
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.