# NTSB NYC73AN133: Cessna 150, N19057, Princeton, MA, April 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1973
- Place: Princeton, MA · PRINCETON, MA
- Location: 42.4487° N, 71.8773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4487&lon=-71.8773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0601  73/4/16    PRINCETON,MASS      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1323                    N19057              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PULL UP FROM LOW SLOW PASS BY SISTERS HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19057](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19057-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 74131, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730416008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416008239A), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna A150K, Princeton, MA, Destroyed. Pull up from low slow pass by sisters house.

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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