# Accident 19740924032959A: Cessna 150L, Old Town, ME, September 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1974
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Airport: Dewitt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18147, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18147-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924032959A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN,COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR.GRAVEL OVERRUN.

## 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 NYC75DNC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC10), Sep 24, 1974: Cessna 150 (N18147), Old Town, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18147 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900820034319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820034319A), Aug 20, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18147), Norfolk, MA, Substantial damage. While making a go-around aircraft failed to climb. Impacted trees. Landed in field. Landing downwind.
- [Incident 19850504025019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504025019I), May 4, 1985: Cessna 150L (N18147), Alexander, ME. Noise from engine in cruise. Engine quit, landed in field. Failed intake valve.

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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