# NTSB NYC75DNC10: Cessna 150, N18147, Old Town, ME, September 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1974
- Place: Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DNC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3698  74/9/24    OLD TOWN,ME         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N18147              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEWITT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRENTON,ME                  OLD TOWN,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN,COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR.GRAVEL OVERRUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18147](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18147-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 15073820, 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: Dewitt

## 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 19740924032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924032959A), Sep 24, 1974: Cessna 150L, Old Town, ME, Substantial damage. Ran off end of runway into rough terrain,collapsed nose landing gear. Gravel overrun.

## Other investigations on N18147 (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 NYC90LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA198), Aug 20, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18147), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND DESCENT INTO TREES.

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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