# NTSB NYC72FNE30: Cessna 150H, N6455S, Sterling, MA, March 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1972
- Place: Sterling, MA · STERLING, MA
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0729   72/3/9    STERLING,MASS       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1535                    N6455S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STERLING,MASS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6455S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6455S-1977-01-28), registration cancelled 1977-01-28, S/N 15067255 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sterling

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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