# NTSB NYC75DHM01: Cessna 150, N5498Q, Flanders, NJ, July 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1974
- Place: Flanders, NJ · FLANDERS, NJ
- Location: 40.8432° N, 74.7107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flanders, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8432&lon=-74.7107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2598   74/7/7    FLANDERS,NJ         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 118
        TIME - 1245                    N5498Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLANDERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               FLANDERS,NJ
        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- PORPOISED ON LDG,INJURED BACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5498Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5498Q), registered now, S/N 15073398, 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Flanders

## 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 19740707023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707023079A), Jul 7, 1974: Cessna 150L, Flanders, NJ, Substantial damage. Porpoised on ldg,injured back.

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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