NYC71DFD43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · N Middleboro, MA · March 10, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1971
Place
N Middleboro, MA · N MIDDLEBORO, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4679XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160572

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0975  71/3/10    N MIDDLEBORO,MASS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4679X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N MIDDLEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MARSHFIELD,MASS             NEW BEDFORD,MASS             HYANNIS,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4679X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
N Middleboro

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.