# NTSB NYC72FNE21: Cessna 150, N100FA, Turnrs Falls, MA, January 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1972
- Place: Turnrs Falls, MA · TURNRS FALLS, MA
- Location: 42.5967° N, 72.5565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turners Falls, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5967&lon=-72.5565&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0217   72/1/1    TURNRS FALLS,MASS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N100FA              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNERS FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNERS FALLS,MASS          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO,DRG L DRIFT CORRECTION R WING HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100FA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100FA), registered now, S/N 15072670, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Turners Falls

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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