# Accident 19730422009709A: Cessna 150K, New Bern, NC, April 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6387G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6387G-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DLJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422009709A

## Narrative

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

PLT DISORIENTED,RCVD RADAR VECTORS TOWARDS NEW BERN.ALT FLD GIVEN TO PLT,REFUSED DUE NO REFUELING.

## 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 IAD73DLJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ29), Apr 22, 1973: Cessna 150K (N6387G), New Bern, NC, substantial damage

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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