# NTSB NYC79FNE05: Cessna 150, N1153Y, Hardwick, MA, January 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1979
- Place: Hardwick, MA · HARDWICK, MA
- Location: 42.3501° N, 72.1995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardwick, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3501&lon=-72.1995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0395   79/1/6    HARDWICK,MA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 650
        TIME - 1630                    N1153Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARDWICK,MA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1153Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1153Y-2013-06-24), registration cancelled 2013-06-24, S/N 15059553, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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

## 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 19790106000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000389A), Jan 6, 1979: Cessna 150, Hardwick, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine power loss on local flight in marginal VFR weather landed in field. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N1153Y (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 NYC66D0447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0447), Jan 29, 1966: Cessna 150B (N1153Y), Pittstown, NJ, 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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