# NTSB NYC66F0529: Cessna 150, N3977U, West Mifflin, PA, March 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1966
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0529
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0529

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0416   66/3/9    WEST MIFFLIN PA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1609                    N3977U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3977U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3977U), registered now, S/N 15061377, 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: Allegheny County

## Other investigations on N3977U (1)

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 NYC67D0680](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0680), Apr 30, 1967: Cessna 150E (N3977U), Belle Vernon, PA, 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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