# Accident 19730814025529A: Cessna 150F, Burlington, VT, August 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Champlain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3551L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3551L-1976-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814025529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED,DURING RECOVERY PILOT LOWERED N0SE HIT ON NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC74DNC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC18), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna 150 (N3551L), Burlington, 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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