# NTSB NYC79FA048: Cessna 150H, N7052S, Dalton, NH, June 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1979
- Place: Dalton, NH · DALTON, NH
- Location: 44.4159° N, 71.6948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4159&lon=-71.6948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2045   79/6/3    DALTON,NH           CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N7052S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALTON MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALTON,NH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7052S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7052S-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 15067752, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Dalton Meadows

## 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 19790603030139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603030139A), Jun 3, 1979: Cessna 150H, Dalton, NH, Destroyed. Pilot hit a wire while landing. The runway was almost directly into the sun.

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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