# NTSB NYC74FNE11: Cessna 150L, N6861G, Oxford, CT, November 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1973
- Place: Oxford, CT · OXFORD, CT
- Location: 41.4340° N, 73.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4340&lon=-73.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3375  73/11/10   OXFORD,CONN         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 313
        TIME - 1600                    N6861G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,CONN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LNDD TAIL LOW AIRFRAME SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6861G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6861G-1974-10-29), registration cancelled 1974-10-29, S/N 15072361 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oxford

## 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 19731110039149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110039149A), Nov 10, 1973: Cessna A150K, Oxford, CT, Substantial damage. Lndd tail low airframe substantially dmgd.

## Other investigations on N6861G (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 NYC75AN031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN031), Sep 5, 1974: Cessna 150L (N6861G), Southbury, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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