# NTSB NYC74DGT17: Cessna 150, N1931Z, University Pk, PA, February 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: University Pk, PA · UNIVERSITY PK, PA
- Location: 40.8020° N, 77.8564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of University Park, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8020&lon=-77.8564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DGT17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0283  74/2/26    UNIVERSITY PK,PA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N1931Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIVERSITY PK,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED HARD STRUCK GROUND SECOND TIME IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE COLLAPSING NOSE LANDING GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1931Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1931Z), registered now, S/N 15059731, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: University 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 19740226003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226003499A), Feb 26, 1974: Cessna 150C, University Pk, PA, Substantial damage. Landed hard struck ground second time in nose low attitude collapsing nose landing gear.

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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