# NTSB NYC67D0170: Cessna 150, N7169X, Westford, CT, August 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1966
- Place: Westford, CT · WESTFORD, CT
- Location: 41.9204° N, 72.1762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9204&lon=-72.1762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2151  66/8/28    WESTFORD CONN       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 460
        TIME - 1345                    N7169X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTFORD LNDG STP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK DURING A FAST TAXIING TURN OFF THE RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7169X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169X-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 15059269, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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: Westford Lndg Stp

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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