# NTSB NYC72DFJ36: Cessna 150, N60643, Newfane, NY, April 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1972
- Place: Newfane, NY · NEWFANE, NY
- Location: 43.2857° N, 78.6939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newfane, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2857&lon=-78.6939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0740   72/4/9    NEWFANE,NY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N60643              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NIAGARA FALLS,NY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60643](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60643-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 15070472, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Palmer

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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