# Accident 19801212076639A: Cessna 150M, Massapequa Park, NY, December 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1980, 10:57 local time
- Place: Massapequa Park, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6809° N, 73.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Massapequa Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6809&lon=-73.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63334-1983-12-06) (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: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212076639A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 NYC81FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ03), Dec 12, 1980: Cessna 150 (N63334), Massapequa Pk, NY, 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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