# NTSB NYC68D0307: Cessna 150F, N3590L, Bedford, MA, December 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1967
- Place: Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0307

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4438   67/12/1   BEDFORD,MASS        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N3590L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF LT STEERING TUBE ROD END BEARINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3590L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3590L-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 15062390 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanscom Field

## Other investigations on N3590L (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 NYC67D0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0018), Jun 12, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3590L), N. Andover, MA, 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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