# NTSB NYC72FHM59: Cessna 150K, N6176G, Mahwah, NJ, June 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1972
- Place: Mahwah, NJ · MAHWAH, NJ
- Location: 41.0887° N, 74.1438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahwah, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0887&lon=-74.1438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0523  72/6/28    MAHWAH,NJ           CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N6176G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT MAKE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER PARK AND LAKE.STALLED IN PULL UP.HIT PWR LINES AND CARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6176G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6176G-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 15071676, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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