# NTSB NYC72FGM39: Cessna 150H, N23210, Butler, PA, April 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1972
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0737   72/4/8    BUTLER,PA           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N23210              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      52, 7198 TOTAL HOURS, 114
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELIENOPLE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23210](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23210-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 15068794, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Butler-Graham

## Other investigations on N23210 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC69D0388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0388), Mar 22, 1969: Cessna 150H (N23210), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage

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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