# NTSB NYC67D0376: Cessna 150, N3992U, Burlington, CT, November 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1966
- Place: Burlington, CT · BURLINGTON, CT
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0376

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3646  66/11/13   BURLINGTON CONN     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N3992U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNNYCAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED ON ROUGH GRD WITH WING OVERLAPPING 5 FT HIGH FENCE UNNECESSARILY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3992U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3992U-2001-10-24), registration cancelled 2001-10-24, S/N 15061392, 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: Johnnycake

## Other investigations on N3992U (2)

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 NYC95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA186), Aug 8, 1995: Cessna 150E (N3992U), West Addison, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor is a soft landing area.
- [NTSB NYC68F0502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0502), Jun 7, 1968: Cessna 150 (N3992U), Torrington, CT, 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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