# NTSB NYC68D0073: Cessna 150, N8208F, Presque Isle, ME, June 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1967
- Place: Presque Isle, ME · PRESQUE ISLE, ME
- Location: 46.6812° N, 68.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presque Isle, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6812&lon=-68.0159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2025  67/6/17    PRESQUE ISLE,ME     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 763
        TIME - 0730                    N8208F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED TO CLEAR HILL,PILOT EXECUTED 180 AND MUSHED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8208F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8208F-2017-04-18), registration cancelled 2017-04-18, S/N 15064308, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

## Other investigations on N8208F (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 NYC70D0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0009), Jun 11, 1969: Cessna 150F (N8208F), Caribou, ME, 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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