# NTSB NYC66D0358: Cessna 150, N7728E, Falmouth, MA, November 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1965
- Place: Falmouth, MA · FALMOUTH, MA
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3247  65/11/21   FALMOUTH MASS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1038                    N7728E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTIS AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7728E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7728E-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 17528, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Otis Afb

## Other investigations on N7728E (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 NYC73FNC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC22), Sep 5, 1972: Cessna 150 (N7728E), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0221), Oct 10, 1964: Cessna 150 (N7728E), Hanson, MA, 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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