# NTSB NYC76AN029: Cessna 150, N3888V, Fitchburg, MA, August 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Location: 42.6019° N, 71.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6019&lon=-71.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN029

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2495  75/8/28    FITCHBURG,MA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 101
        TIME - 1030                    N72854              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STERLING,MA                 FITCHBURG,MA
        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
        REMARKS- N72854 LNDD ON TOP OF N3888V.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2495  75/8/28    FITCHBURG,MA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3888V              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARRE,MA                    FITCHBURG,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWED PIPER ACFT ON EXTNDD DOWNWIND.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3888V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3888V-1991-02-01), registration cancelled 1991-02-01, S/N 15076647 (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: Fitchburg

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N72854](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72854), registered now, S/N 10041, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fitchburg

## 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 19750828035852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828035852A), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 150M, Fitchburg, MA, Substantial damage. Followed Piper acft on extndd downwind.
- [Accident 19750828035851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828035851A), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 140, Fitchburg, MA, Substantial damage. N72854 lndd on top of N3888V.

## Other investigations on N3888V (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 FTW88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA034), Dec 2, 1987: Cessna 150 (N3888V), Mangum, OK, 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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