# NTSB NYC69F0227: Cessna 150F, N8748G, Bedford, MA, October 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1968
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4329  68/10/23   BEDFORD,MASS        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 250
        TIME - 1700                    N8748G              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- APRXLY 4 IN MISSING FROM TIP OF ONE BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8748G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanscom Field

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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