# NTSB NYC72DFJ26: Cessna 150, N3862J, Lockport, NY, January 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1972
- Place: Lockport, NY · LOCKPORT, NY
- Location: 43.1695° N, 78.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1695&lon=-78.6958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0222   72/1/8    LOCKPORT,NY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N3862J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 55, 11035 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRANSIT AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO SNOW DRIFT DURING LEVEL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3862J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3862J), registered now, S/N 15065162, 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: Transit Airpark

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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