# NTSB NYC75AN090: Cessna 150F, N8273S, Mason, NH, March 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1975
- Place: Mason, NH · MASON, NH
- Location: 42.7437° N, 71.7690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7437&lon=-71.7690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0605  75/3/12    MASON,NH            CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 132
        TIME - 1721                    N8273S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GROTON,CT                   HARTFORD,CT                  JEWETT CITY,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE MARCH 23,1975.AIRCRAFT RADIOS WEAK,ATC UNABLE ESTABLISH RADAR CONTACT OR DF FIX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8273S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8273S-1975-06-03), registration cancelled 1975-06-03, S/N 15061873 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750312009049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750312009049A), Mar 12, 1975: Cessna 150F, Mason, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date March 23,1975.aircraft radios weak,ATC unable establish radar contact or df fix.

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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