# Accident 19771211037609A: Cessna 150M, Leesburg, VA, December 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9373U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9373U-1991-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 286 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211037609A

## Narrative

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

SIM ENGINE-OUT APCH.ENG QUIT WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED.

## 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 IAD78FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA02), Dec 11, 1977: Cessna 150 (N9373U), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9373U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820604031039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820604031039A), Jun 4, 1982: Cessna 150M (N9373U), Red Oak, VA, Substantial damage. Encountered low ceiling and visibility. Elected to land in a pasture. Struck a utility line on landing approach.

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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