# NTSB Accident NYC97LA079
> **Cessna 150** · 1997-04-22 · LEHIGHTON, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07817
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-22
- **Location:** LEHIGHTON, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.829048, -75.710929
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N6717F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

replacement of the flap actuating system fuse by the pilot-in-command with the flap actuating handle in the fully retracted position.  This resulted in the retraction of the flaps, an inadvertent stall/mush, and the subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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