# NTSB NYC66F0038: Cessna 150, N3963U, Tewksbury, MA, May 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1965
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3963U-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 15061363, 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: Tewmac

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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