# NTSB NYC74DNC18: Cessna 150, N3551L, Burlington, VT, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Burlington, VT · BURLINGTON, VT
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2090  73/8/14    BURLINGTON,VT       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N3551L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMPLAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,VT               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- AIRCRAFT BOUNCED,DURING RECOVERY PILOT LOWERED N0SE HIT ON NOSE GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3551L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3551L-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 15062351 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Champlain

## 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 19730814025529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814025529A), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna 150F, Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced,during recovery pilot lowered N0SE hit on nose 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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