# NTSB NYC73DLJ20: Cessna 150, N5755E, Askewville, NC, February 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1973
- Place: Askewville, NC · ASKEWVILLE, NC
- Location: 36.1116° N, 76.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Askewville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1116&lon=-76.9412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DLJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DLJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0002  73/2/25    ASKEWVILLE,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 225
        TIME - 1700                    N5755E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HATTERAS,NC                 ELIZABETH CITY,NC            KNIGHTDALE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- UN LOCATE DEST SOD STRIP,PLT CONT FLT TO OTR ARPT.LOW FUEL,LNDD ON ROAD.T/D WAS LONG AND FAST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5755E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5755E), registered now, S/N 17255, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N5755E (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X0391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0391), Jan 28, 1964: Cessna 150 (N5755E), Elk River, MN, substantial damage

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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