# Accident 19930818029739A: Cessna 150, Mcgaheyssville, VA, August 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mcgaheyssville, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3609° N, 78.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3609&lon=-78.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60648, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60648-1996-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930818029739A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. TOO HIGH FOR SHORT RUNWAY. GO AROUND NOT TIMELY. LANDED IN TREES TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA162), Aug 18, 1993: Cessna 150 (N60648), Mcgaheysville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION RESULTING IN A DELAYED GO-AROUND.

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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