# NTSB NYC79FNE03: Cessna 150, N22785, Gardner, MA, December 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1978
- Place: Gardner, MA · GARDNER, MA
- Location: 42.5842° N, 71.9887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardner, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-71.9887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4090  78/12/23   GARDNER,MA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 280
        TIME - 1130                    N22785              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MA                GARDNER,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- CESSNA 150H N50342,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22785](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22785), registered now, S/N 15068513, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gardner

## 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 19781223038789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223038789A), Dec 23, 1978: Cessna A150K, Gardner, MA, Substantial damage. Cessna 150H N50342,sub dmg.

## Other investigations on N22785 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71IN076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN076), Jan 2, 1971: Cessna 150 (N22785), Danbury, CT, incident, minor 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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