# NTSB NYC79FNA26: Cessna 150, N10796, North Andover, MA, July 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1979
- Place: North Andover, MA · NORTH ANDOVER, MA
- Location: 42.6987° N, 71.1351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Andover, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6987&lon=-71.1351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2150  79/7/30    NORTH ANDOVER,MA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N10796              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH ANDOVER,MA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10796](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10796-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 15075047, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Lawrence

## 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 19790730021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730021569A), Jul 30, 1979: Cessna 150, North Andover, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot stalled acft during level off for landing. Acft bounced, landed in brush adjacent to runway.

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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