# NTSB NYC67D0181: Cessna 150, N3187X, Ambler, PA, August 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1966
- Place: Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2144  66/8/20    AMBLER PA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N3187X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 236 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            213 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3187X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3187X-2000-05-11), registration cancelled 2000-05-11, S/N 15064587 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wings Fld

## Other investigations on N3187X (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 MIA99LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA218), Aug 9, 1999: Cessna 150G (N3187X), Greeneville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remain clear of clouds while operating under visual flight rules resulting in the aircraft colliding with trees on rising terrain as he flew in the clouds.

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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