# Accident 19751229040599A: Cessna 150M, Lexington, NY, December 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1975
- Place: Lexington, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2404° N, 74.3654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2404&lon=-74.3654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66252-1984-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DFA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751229040599A

## Narrative

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

SOLO X-COUNTRY. OF FUEL.ACFT SUBTANTIAL DMG DRG CRASH LNDG.

## 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 NYC76DFA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA21), Dec 29, 1975: Cessna 150 (N66252), Lexington, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66252 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820308002659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308002659A), Mar 8, 1982: Cessna 150M (N66252), Charlestown, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Lost control and flipped over during forced landing in a field.

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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