# Accident 20030605016589A: Cessna 150M, Londonderry, VT, June 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2003, 09:30 local time
- Place: Londonderry, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1914° N, 72.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1914&lon=-72.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704TG-2012-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030605016589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SMITH IMPACTED KNOWN TERRAIN WHILE FLYING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS. MR. SMITH IS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

## 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 NYC03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA121), Jun 5, 2003: Cessna 150M (N704TG), Londonderry, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain a safe altitude above the rising terrain. Factors related to the accident were the low ceilings and…

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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