# NTSB ATL80FIA08: Cessna 150, N63390, Upperville, VA, May 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1980
- Place: Upperville, VA · UPPERVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.9917° N, 77.8815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upperville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9917&lon=-77.8815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0677  80/5/15    UPPERVILLE,VA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N63390              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAPPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPPERVILLE,VA               HAGERSTOWN,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED DID NOT USE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RWY BECAUSE OF DEPRESSION NEAR CENTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63390](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63390-1982-12-03), registration cancelled 1982-12-03, S/N 15077278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trappe

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800515013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515013529A), May 15, 1980: Cessna 150M, Upperville, VA, Destroyed. Pilot failed to use all available runway. Struck trees at the takeoff end of the field.

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.

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