# NTSB NYC74DNA44: Cessna 150H, N50439, Slocum, RI, May 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1974
- Place: Slocum, RI · SLOCUM, RI
- Location: 41.5307° N, 71.5162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slocum, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5307&lon=-71.5162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1382  74/5/18    SLOCUM,RI           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 231
        TIME - 1110                    N50439              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKAHOE FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,MASS                SLOCUM,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- R WING TIP,AILERON AND R HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50439](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50439-2023-02-17), registration cancelled 2023-02-17, S/N 15069304, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Tuckahoe Farms

## 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 19740518015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518015169A), May 18, 1974: Cessna 150H, Slocum, RI, Substantial damage. R wing tip,aileron and r horizontal stabilizer dmgd.

## Other investigations on N50439 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA22LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA363), Aug 7, 2022: Cessna 150H (N50439), Ellenville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ decision to perform the takeoff near maximum gross weight with 10° of flaps, contrary to the owner’s manual procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s degraded climb performance…

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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