# Accident 19730130001349A: Cessna A150K, New York City, NY, January 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1973
- Place: New York City, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6284S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284S-1976-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 303 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DHJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730130001349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DITCHED IN HUDSON RIVER,ACFT SANK,NOT RECOVERED.PLT SWAM ASHORE.ENG WOULD KEEP RUNNING WITH PRIMER

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC73DHJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHJ14), Jan 30, 1973: Cessna 150G (N6284S), New York City, NY, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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