# NTSB NYC68A0093: Cessna 150, N6616F, Buzzards Bay, MA, January 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1968
- Place: Buzzards Bay, MA · BUZZARDS BAY, MA
- Location: 41.7537° N, 70.6167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buzzards Bay, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7537&lon=-70.6167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3878  68/1/27  NR.BUZZARDS BAY,MASS  CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6616F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING NEAR BUZZARDS BAY,MASS.DAMAGE,INJURIES PRESUMED.LOW PASS OVER BOAT,WING TIP HIT WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6616F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6616F-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 15063216, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (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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