# NTSB NYC68F0461: Cessna 150, N6443F, Farmingdale, NY, May 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1968
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0461
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0461

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1381   68/5/6    FARMINGDALE,NY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 165
        TIME - 1615                    N6443F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- GEAR STRUCK ARRESTING BARRIER CHAIN BESIDE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6443F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6443F-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 15063043, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Republic

## Other investigations on N6443F (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 NYC67F0635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0635), May 5, 1967: Cessna 150 (N6443F), Farmingdale, NY, 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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