# NTSB UNK64X4178: Cessna 172, N5150A, Lancaster, PA, September 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1964
- Place: Lancaster, PA · LANCASTER, PA
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&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 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3051  64/9/27    LANCASTER PA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N5150A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5150A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5150A-1996-01-27), registration cancelled 1996-01-27, S/N 28150 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lancaster

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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