# NTSB NYC82DA139: Cessna 150M, N63221, Laconia, NH, July 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1982, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Location: 43.5730° N, 71.4178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LACONIA MUNI (LCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5730&lon=-71.4178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71302/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA139

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. IT CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, RAN INTO A SWAMP, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63221](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63221), registered now, S/N 15077187, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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
- Serial number: 15077187
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Dennis Reed
- Registered owner: Dennis Reed
- Departed: LCI, LACONIA, NH
- Destination: LCI, LACONIA, NH
- Airport: LCI, Laconia, runway 26, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 10 knots

## 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 19820704030309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704030309A), Jul 4, 1982: Cessna 150M, Laconia, NH, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on the landing roll. Aircraft ran down an embankment. Strong crosswind.

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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