# NTSB NYC76AN002: Cessna 150, N3874V, Marlborough, CT, July 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Marlborough, CT · MARLBOROUGH, CT
- Location: 41.6315° N, 72.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlborough, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6315&lon=-72.4598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN002

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1777   75/7/5    MARLBOROUGH,CT      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1213                    N7085S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 51, 4800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESNEWSKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARLBOROUGH,CT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1777   75/7/5    MARLBOROUGH,CT      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1213                    N3874V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESNEWSKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CT                 MARLBOROUGH,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG LNDD ON TOP OF N7085S.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3874V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3874V-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 150-76642, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lesnewski

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7085S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7085S), registered now, S/N 15067785 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Lesnewski

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750705018041A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705018041A), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna 150M, Marlborough, CT, Substantial damage. Simulated forced ldg lndd on top of N7085S.
- [Accident 19750705018042A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705018042A), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna 150H, Marlborough, CT, 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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