# NTSB NYC71DFD43: Cessna 150, N4679X, N Middleboro, MA, March 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1971
- Place: N Middleboro, MA · N MIDDLEBORO, MA
- Location: 41.9334° N, 70.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Middleboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9334&lon=-70.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4679X), registered now, S/N 15064729, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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
- Airport: N Middleboro

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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