# NTSB NYC73FGM20: Cessna 150J, N5582G, Belle Vernon, PA, March 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Location: 40.1234° N, 79.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Vernon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1234&lon=-79.8620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FGM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0571  73/3/20    BELLE VERNON,PA     CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N5582G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIFFLIN,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK AXEL STUD P/N 0742410-5 SEPARATED FLUSH WITH INSIDE R FORK HALF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5582G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5582G), registered now, S/N 15071082, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- 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: Rostraver

## 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 19730320006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320006199A), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 150J, Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel fork axel stud p/n 0742410-5 separated flush with inside r fork half.

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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