# Accident 19730711019259A: Cessna 150L, Benton, PA, July 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1973
- Place: Benton, PA
- Airport: Endless Mountains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.1957° N, 76.3843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1957&lon=-76.3843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21985-1974-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,016 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730711019259A

## Narrative

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

THREE WITNESSES RPTD ACFT FLYING 10-20FT ABV THE SURFACE.

## 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 NYC74FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA01), Jul 11, 1973: Cessna 150L (N21985), Benton, PA, 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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