# NTSB NYC80DA081: Cessna 150, N7572U, Princetown, NJ, July 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1980
- Place: Princetown, NJ · PRINCETOWN, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DA081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1578   80/7/8    PRINCETOWN,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N7572U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 640 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            205 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKYHILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MANVILLE,NJ                 RETURN                       PRINCETOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7572U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7572U), registered now, S/N 15077741, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Rockyhill

## 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 19800708034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708034669A), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 150M, Rocky Hill, NJ, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed student to make a hard 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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