# Accident 19730604014739A: Cessna 150H, Ludlow, VT, June 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1973
- Place: Ludlow, VT
- Airport: Robert Smith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.4019° N, 72.6993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4019&lon=-72.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22653-1975-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 265 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNC74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730604014739A

## Narrative

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

ABT HALF WAY DWN STRIP ACFT OBSVD VERY SLO,PULL UP,LOST ALT HIT POWER LINE 20FT BLO ARPT ELEV.

## 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 NYC73FNC74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC74), Jun 4, 1973: Cessna 150H (N22653), Ludlow, VT, 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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