# NTSB NYC68D0359: Cessna 150G, N3991J, Hatfield, MA, January 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1968
- Place: Hatfield, MA · HATFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.3729° N, 72.6037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3729&lon=-72.6037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0359

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0152  68/1/23    HATFIELD,MASS       CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N3991J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIDELO STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LANDED AT WRONG ARPT,SELECTED STRIP 1100 FT SHORTER RNWY THAN AT ARPT INSTRUCTED TO USE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3991J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Widelo Strip

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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