# NTSB UNK65X0973: Cessna 150, N7990Z, Willimantic, CT, December 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1964
- Place: Willimantic, CT · WILLIMANTIC, CT
- Location: 41.7166° N, 72.2117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willimantic, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7166&lon=-72.2117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0973

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3631  64/12/11   WILLIMANTIC CONN    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N7990Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7990Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windham

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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