# NTSB NYC76FHA23: Cessna 150, N8086F, Reading, NJ, March 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1976
- Place: Reading, NJ · READING, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1395  76/3/20    READING,NJ          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 127
        TIME - 1015                    N8086F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 READING,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND FLAT & FIRM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8086F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8086F-1976-04-20), registration cancelled 1976-04-20, S/N 15064186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Solberg

## 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 19760320004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320004669A), Mar 20, 1976: Cessna 150F, Reading, NJ, Destroyed. Lnd flat & firm.

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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