# NTSB NYC73FNE33: Cessna 150L, N18678, Northamton, MA, May 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Northamton, MA · NORTHAMTON, MA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNE33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1297  73/5/13    NORTHAMTON,MASS     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 0835                    N18678              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA FLEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTFIELD,MASS              NORTHAMTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROLLED ONTO GRASS,WHEELBARROWED,NOSE WHEEL DUG IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18678](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18678), registered now, S/N 15074037, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: La Fleur

## 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 19730513012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513012019A), May 13, 1973: Cessna A150K, Northamton, MA, Substantial damage. Rolled onto grass,wheelbarrowed,nose wheel dug in.

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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