# Accident 19730421010599A: Cessna A150K, Rancocas, NJ, April 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1973
- Place: Rancocas, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.0107° N, 74.8668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancocas, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0107&lon=-74.8668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3480J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3480J-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 123 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421010599A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINE 90FT AGL.OWNER OF ACFT STATED FLT WAS UNAUTHORIZED.

## 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 NYC73FHD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD32), Apr 21, 1973: Cessna 150G (N3480J), Rancocas, NJ, 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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