# NTSB NYC69D0374: Cessna 150, N4288U, Flemington, NJ, March 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1969
- Place: Flemington, NJ · FLEMINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.5086° N, 74.8599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flemington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5086&lon=-74.8599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0374
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0374

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0494  69/3/23    FLEMINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 647
        TIME - 1440                    N4288U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON A FARM FIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4288U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4288U), registered now, S/N 15060288, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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

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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