# NTSB NYC73DGM33: Cessna 150G, N3203J, Erie, PA, June 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1973
- Place: Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DGM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4151   73/6/2    ERIE,PA             CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N3203J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NIAGARA FALLS,NY            ERIE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED AFTER HARD LANDING.NOSE GR BROKE AFTR 3RD BOUNCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3203J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3203J-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 15065903, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Erie Intl

## 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 19730602017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730602017649A), Jun 2, 1973: Cessna 150G, Erie, PA, Substantial damage. Acft bounced after hard landing. Nose gr broke aftr 3rd bounce.

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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