# NTSB NYC72FLJ34: Cessna 150, N60308, Rocky Mount, NC, May 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1972
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1784  72/5/20    ROCKY MOUNT,NC      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N60308              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKY MOUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY MOUNT,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PRACT SHORT-FLD LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60308 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rocky Mount

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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