# Accident 19741009033729A: Cessna 150L, Sterling, VA, October 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1974
- Place: Sterling, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.0047° N, 77.4054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0047&lon=-77.4054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10093-1975-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,607 total, 950 in this make and model, 460 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009033729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH STEEL BOAT MOORING CABLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD75FIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG06), Oct 9, 1974: Cessna 150L (N10093), Sterling, VA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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