# Accident 20140706012309A: Cessna 150J, Topping, VA, July 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2014, 16:43 local time
- Place: Topping, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5899° N, 76.4604° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5899&lon=-76.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50824, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50824-2017-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140706012309A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESS', AIRCRAFT MADE TWO LANDING ATTEMPTS AND WHILE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING "VERY LOW", MADE A "HARD RIGHT TURN" TO THE EAST AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESCENDED AND IMPACTED GROUND.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ERA14FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA328), Jul 6, 2014: Cessna 150J (N50824), Topping, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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