# Accident 19730415007659A: Cessna 150E, Norridgewock, ME, April 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1973
- Place: Norridgewock, ME
- Airport: Norridgewock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.7228° N, 69.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norridgewock, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7228&lon=-69.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4024U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4024U-2013-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNC69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415007659A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 NYC73FNC69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC69), Apr 15, 1973: Cessna 150 (N4024U), Norridgewock, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4024U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840512017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512017139A), May 12, 1984: Cessna 150E (N4024U), South Bethlehem, NY, Destroyed. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing after takeoff. Engine quit for unknown reasons.
- [Incident 19830821052289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821052289I), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 150 (N4024U), South Bethlehem, NY, Minor damage. A young deer ran into a propeller and was killed while the aircraft was on its landing rollout.

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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