NYC77FNE29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · North Canaan, CT · February 7, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1977
Place
North Canaan, CT · NORTH CANAAN, CT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6930GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152489

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3170   77/2/7    NORTH CANAAN,CT     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 163
        TIME - 1530                    N6930G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CANAAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    GREAT BARRINGTON,MA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N6930G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
North Canaan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.