# NTSB NYC73DNC60: Cessna 150, N8949S, Eastport, ME, February 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: Eastport, ME · EASTPORT, ME
- Location: 44.9095° N, 67.0099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastport, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9095&lon=-67.0099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0381  73/2/24    EASTPORT,ME         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1109
        TIME - 1500                    N8949S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWER,ME                   EASTPORT,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD WO DIFFICULTY. DURG TKOF ACFT STRUCK HIDDEN SNOW RIDGE 1000 FT FROM END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8949S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8949S-2024-07-03), registration cancelled 2024-07-03, S/N 15062249, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Eastport

## 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 19730224004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224004869A), Feb 24, 1973: Cessna 150F, Eastport, ME, Substantial damage. Acft lndd wo difficulty. Durg tkof acft struck hidden snow ridge 1000 ft from end of rwy.

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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