# Accident 19950808023909A: Cessna 150E, West Addison, VT, August 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Addison, VT
- Airport: Yankee Kingdom Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1056° N, 73.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yankee Kingdom Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1056&lon=-73.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3992U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3992U-2001-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 413 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808023909A

## Narrative

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

HIT A SOFT SPOT ON LIGHT DOWNWIND LANDING TURF FIELD. NOSED DOWN. FELL BACK ON A WING AND BENT THE SPAR.

## 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 NYC95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA186), Aug 8, 1995: Cessna 150E (N3992U), West Addison, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor is a soft landing area.

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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