# NTSB NYC73FGM17: Cessna 150, N61038, West Mifflin, PA, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FGM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0068   73/2/4    WEST MIFFLIN,PA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N61038              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,W VA               PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO HANGAR ON LEFT.R WING HIT PARKED FUEL TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61038](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61038), registered now, S/N 15070755, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Allegheny County

## 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 19730204002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204002049A), Feb 4, 1973: Cessna 150J, West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Plt attn diverted to hangar on left.r wing hit parked fuel truck.

## Other investigations on N61038 (2)

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 NYC72DGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM15), Sep 5, 1971: Cessna 150 (N61038), Eighty Four, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71FGM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM38), Apr 13, 1971: Cessna 150 (N61038), West Mifflin, PA, 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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