# NTSB NYC75FNC16: Cessna 150J, N50899, Wiscasset, ME, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Wiscasset, ME · WISCASSET, ME
- Location: 44.0108° N, 69.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiscasset, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0108&lon=-69.6780&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 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3396  74/10/24   WISCASSET,ME        CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N50899              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WISCASSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISCASSET,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50899](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50899-1975-07-25), registration cancelled 1975-07-25, S/N 15069627 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiscasset

## 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 19741024036089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024036089A), Oct 24, 1974: Cessna 150J, Wiscasset, ME, Substantial damage

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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