# NTSB NYC77FHD13: Cessna 150L, N10561, Coatesville, PA, March 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: Coatesville, PA · COATESVILLE, PA
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0705  77/3/12    COATESVILLE,PA      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1225                    N10561              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,PA               COATESVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10561](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10561-1980-10-09), registration cancelled 1980-10-09, S/N 15074911, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chester County

## 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 19770312006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312006689A), Mar 12, 1977: Cessna 150L, Coatesville, PA, Destroyed

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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