# NTSB NYC66D0315: Cessna 150, N7335X, Pocomoke City, MD, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Pocomoke City, MD · POCOMOKE CITY, MD
- Location: 38.0619° N, 75.5586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocomoke City, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0619&lon=-75.5586&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): 175221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0315

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3086  65/10/17   POCOMOKE CITY MD    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N7335X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7335X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7335X), registered now, S/N 15059435 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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

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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