- Date
- June 29, 1986, 12:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Hammondsport, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4067UCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860629028279A
- Case key
- 30369
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch over high terrain east of the arpt, the plt inadvertently pulled the mixture control when he intended to apply carburetor heat. The eng stopped running & the plt was unable to obtain a restart before the acft collided with trees. The acft came to rest with the wings wedged in the trees, suspended just above the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4067U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061467
- Airframe hours
- 1,033
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald J. Klein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1986
- Departed
- 7GO · Brockport, NY
- Airport
- Pleasant Valley, runway 24, 1,800 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 144 total · 144 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.