# NTSB NYC74FNC36: Cessna 150, N18585, Eliot, ME, January 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1974
- Place: Eliot, ME · ELIOT, ME
- Location: 43.1531° N, 70.8001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliot, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1531&lon=-70.8001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0030  74/1/20    ELIOT,ME            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1265                    N18585              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLEBROOK ARPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS                ELIOT,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- AIRPORT OPERATOR DID NOT ISSUE NOTAM ON SNOW-PACKED RUNWAY.SNOWMOBILE TRACKS ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18585](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18585-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 15073963, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Littlebrook Arpk

## 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 19740120001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740120001099A), Jan 20, 1974: Cessna 150L, Eliot, ME, Substantial damage. Airport operator did not issue NOTAM on snow-packed runway. Snowmobile tracks on rwy.

## Other investigations on N18585 (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 NYC79FNA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA31), Aug 31, 1979: Cessna 150L (N18585), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

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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