# NTSB NYC67A0048: Cessna 150, N8427G, Westford, MA, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Westford, MA · WESTFORD, MA
- Location: 42.5793° N, 71.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5793&lon=-71.4378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0795  66/9/17    WESTFORD MASS       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N8427G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8427G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8427G-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 15062527 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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