Cessna 150D N5968T
18 August 1968 · Ballston Spa, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1968 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N5968T was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ballston Spa, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ballston Spa, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ballston Spa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D
- Registration
- N5968T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4879
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT BECAME DISORIENTED ON NIGHT T/O.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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