NYC66F0038

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Tewksbury, MA · May 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1965
Place
Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3963UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177447

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1502   65/5/8    TEWKSBURY MASS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N3963U              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 28, 985 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEWMAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N3963U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tewmac

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.