# NTSB NYC65D0142: Cessna 150, N4523U, New Paltz, NY, March 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1965
- Place: New Paltz, NY · NEW PALTZ, NY
- Location: 41.7499° N, 74.0797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Paltz, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7499&lon=-74.0797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0699  65/3/25    NEW PALTZ NY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N4523U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PRESOLO STUDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4523U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4523U-1999-11-04), registration cancelled 1999-11-04, S/N 15060523 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stanton

## Other investigations on N4523U (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 NYC97LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA039), Dec 28, 1996: Cessna 150D (N4523U), Catawba Valley, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, and his failure to attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall after takeoff and collision with ground. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

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.

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