# NTSB NYC72FHM40: Cessna 150G, N2888S, East Hanover, NJ, April 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1972
- Place: East Hanover, NJ · EAST HANOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.8201° N, 74.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hanover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8201&lon=-74.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1020   72/4/2    EAST HANOVER,NJ     CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2888S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST HANOVER,NJ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND INCREASED & BECAME GUSTY.WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2888S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888S-1974-04-19), registration cancelled 1974-04-19, S/N 15066788, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanover

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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