# NTSB NYC75FHD01: Cessna 150, N6953F, Philadelphia, PA, July 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1974
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2506   74/7/6    PHILADELPHIA,PA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 150
        TIME - 0705                    N6953F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N PHILADELPHIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT CROSSED THE GRASS TO THE L OF THE RWY STRUCK A LIGHT ON A NEARBY TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6953F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6953F-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 15063553, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: N Philadelphia

## 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 19740706026229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706026229A), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 150F, Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. Acft crossed the grass to the l of the rwy struck a light on a nearby taxiway.

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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