# NTSB NYC70FHG02: Cessna 150D, N902PS, Universty Park, PA, January 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1970
- Place: Universty Park, PA · UNIVERSTY PARK, PA
- Location: 40.8020° N, 77.8564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of University Park, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8020&lon=-77.8564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0702  70/1/16    UNIVERSTY PARK,PA   CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N902PS              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIVERSTY PARK,PA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- 2ND LNDG OF 1ST SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N902PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: University Park

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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