# Accident 19770710018779A: Cessna 150M, Laconia, NH, July 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1977
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66309-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710018779A

## Narrative

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

HIT ROCK IN FIELD DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 NYC77DNC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC40), Jul 10, 1977: Cessna 150 (N66309), Laconia, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66309 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790922026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922026689A), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66309), Waterloo, NY, Substantial damage. Student practiced emergency landing. Failed to execute timely recovery. Stalled aircraft avoiding wires.
- [Incident 19780718043449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043449I), Jul 18, 1978: Cessna 150M (N66309), Seneca Falls, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot contacted runway with the nose wheel, bounced, then let the nose down.

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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