# Accident 19800403008599A: Cessna 150L, Burlington, VT, April 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1980, 13:10 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N10731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10731-2000-03-07) (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: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DNC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403008599A

## Narrative

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

RELAXED BACK PRESSURE ON ELEVATOR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HIT NOSE WHEEL FIRST.

## 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 NYC80DNC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC17), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna 150 (N10731), Burlington, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10731 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970726023759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726023759I), Jul 26, 1997: Cessna 150L (N10731), Vergennes, VT, Damage unknown. After departing engine began loosing power. Tried return, unable. Landed in Harbor.

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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