# NTSB NYC66D0310: Cessna 150, N3936U, So Plainfield, NJ, September 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1965
- Place: So Plainfield, NJ · SO PLAINFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.5744° N, 74.4148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Plainfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5744&lon=-74.4148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0310

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3041  65/9/17    SO PLAINFIELD NJ    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 250
        TIME - 1400                    N3936U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3936U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3936U), registered now, S/N 15061336, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hadley

## Other investigations on N3936U (2)

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 MIA79FKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT46), Mar 15, 1979: Cessna 150 (N3936U), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG86), Feb 1, 1976: Cessna 150 (N3936U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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