# NTSB NYC80FNC44: Cessna 150, N63670, Rangeley, ME, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Rangeley, ME · RANGELEY, ME
- Location: 44.9659° N, 70.6521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangeley, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9659&lon=-70.6521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2730  80/8/30    RANGELEY,ME         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N63670              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANGELEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKLAND,ME                 RANGELEY,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- IP WAS IN ANOTHER ACFT,MAULE N40333.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63670](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63670), registered now, S/N 15077471, 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: Rangeley

## 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 19800830040999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830040999A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 150M, Rangeley, ME, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing resulting in crash.

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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