# Accident 19960723019539A: Cessna 150G, Turner, ME, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 17:48 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Airport: Twitchell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1889° N, 70.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Twitchell Airport (3B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1889&lon=-70.2329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3269J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3269J-1998-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model, 670 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723019539A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AIRSPEED INDICATED LOW. TRIED GO AROUND. WING HIT POLE. PANCAKED ON CITY STREET. PITOT COVER IN PLACE.

## 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 NYC96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA155), Jul 23, 1996: Cessna 150G (N3269J), Turner, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, by failing to remove the pitot tube cover, which resulted in false airspeed indications, and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance from a…

## Other reports on N3269J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730629018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629018609A), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 150G (N3269J), New Ellenton, SC, Substantial damage. Instrr elected to lnd back on rwy,atmtd ground loop,un due student on brakes.

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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