# Accident 19970101000029A: Cessna 150F, Bittinger, MD, January 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1997, 13:08 local time
- Place: Bittinger, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6902° N, 79.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6902&lon=-79.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8925S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8925S-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970101000029A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT DEPARTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING A BRIEFING THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND A FAMILY MEMBER STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD MADE THIS FLIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES. WITNESSES REPORTED, 'A VERY LOW OVERCAST (100 FEET), FOG, AND DRIZZLE, WHICH CHANGED TO FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT.' WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY 'HEARD THE AIRPLANE CIRCLING, BUT DID NOT SEE THE AIRPLANE IMPACT' DUE TO OBSCURING LOW CLOUDS. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A PASTURE IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION.

## 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 IAD97FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA038), Jan 1, 1997: Cessna 150F (N8925S), Bittinger, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the noninstrumented-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which lead to spatial disorientation of the pilot, his loss of aircraft control, and an uncontrolled…

## Other reports on N8925S (1)

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

- [Accident 19750102000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750102000149A), Jan 2, 1975: Cessna 150F (N8925S), Brookville, OH, Substantial damage. Accelerating pump inlet check valve inop due to rust and sediment.t/d in plowed fld beyond rwy.

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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