# NTSB NYC73FHM22: Cessna 150L, N18562, Lincoln Park, NJ, March 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ · LINCOLN PARK, NJ
- Location: 40.9238° N, 74.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9238&lon=-74.3042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0461   73/3/1    LINCOLN PARK,NJ     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N18562              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                LINCOLN PARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT DIVERTED ATTENTION TO CAR ON ROAD,EXTDD GLIDE,STARTED HIGH SINK RATE,STRUCK CAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18562-1973-05-29), registration cancelled 1973-05-29, S/N 15073943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lincoln Park

## 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 19730301005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301005119A), Mar 1, 1973: Cessna A150K, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot diverted attention to car on road,extdd glide,started high sink rate,struck car.

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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