# NTSB NYC79FNA21: Cessna 150M, N66349, Middleboro, MA, July 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1979
- Place: Middleboro, MA · MIDDLEBORO, MA
- Location: 41.8932° N, 70.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8932&lon=-70.9112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1668  79/7/10    MIDDLEBORO,MA       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N66349              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBORO,MA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66349](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66349), registered now, S/N 15075990, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Middleboro

## 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 19790710013879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710013879A), Jul 10, 1979: Cessna 150, Middleboro, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed aircraft to drift off side of runway and into a ditch on level off for landing.

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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