# Accident 19871012059199A: Cessna 150H, Gardner, MA, October 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1987, 14:40 local time
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Airport: Gardner Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5499° N, 72.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (GDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5499&lon=-72.0160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50342-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012059199A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR 90 DEGREE DIVE.HAD FULL FLAPS. CAME TO REST INVERTED

## 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 NYC88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA005), Oct 12, 1987: Cessna 150H (N50342), Gardner, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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