# NTSB NYC78DNC16: Cessna 182, N19508, Bedford, MA, February 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DNC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0369  78/2/22    BEDFORD,MA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N19508              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIRE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BEDFORD,MA                  RETURN                       NASHUA,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19508](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19508), registered now, S/N 15074459, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Boire Field

## 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 19780222003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222003499A), Feb 22, 1978: Cessna 150L, Bedford, NH, 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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