# NTSB NYC73F1A07: Cessna 150, N5354Q, Clinton, MD, October 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1972
- Place: Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73F1A07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73F1A07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0787  72/10/22   CLINTON,MD          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N5354Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYDE FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- DRG LDG PLT DIVERTED ATTN TO OTR ACFT ON RWY.AFTER T/D ACFT CONT R TURN ONTO RUFF TRRN HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5354Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hyde Fld

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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