# NTSB NYC74DGM24: Cessna 150, N6259G, Williamburg, PA, April 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1974
- Place: Williamburg, PA · WILLIAMBURG, PA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DGM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0721  74/4/17    WILLIAMBURG,PA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 109
        TIME - 1600                    N6259G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COVE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMBURG,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D SHORT OF RWY NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF ON IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6259G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6259G), registered now, S/N 15071759 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cove Valley

## 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 19740417007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417007779A), Apr 17, 1974: Cessna 150K, Williamburg, PA, Destroyed. Acft t/d short of rwy nose wheel broke off on impact.

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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