# NTSB NYC69D0241: Cessna 150, N23272, Matamoras, PA, September 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1968
- Place: Matamoras, PA · MATAMORAS, PA
- Location: 41.3666° N, 74.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matamoras, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3666&lon=-74.6997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4097  68/9/24    MATAMORAS,PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N23272              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DERVEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT MISUSED BRAKES ON SECOND BOUNCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23272](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23272-1973-07-26), registration cancelled 1973-07-26, S/N 15068839 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dervend

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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