# NTSB DCA75AZ008: Cessna 150H, N50430, Newport News, VA, January 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1975
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA75AZ008
- Board report AAR7510 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7510.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA75AZ008

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0001   75/1/9    NEWPORT NEWS,VA     CONVAIR VT-29D      CR-  5  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1836                    USAF5826            PX-  2  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              6840 TOTAL HOURS, 1332 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HAMPTON,VA                  RETURN                       MERIDIAN,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - GCA                                 RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  19
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   131               VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- REDUCED NIGHTTIME CONSPICUITY OF C-150 AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF CITY LIGHTS.MILITARY CREW.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0001   75/1/9    NEWPORT NEWS,VA     CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 195
        TIME - 1836                    N50430              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  7  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  30
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   131               VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- HUMAN LIMITATION INHERENT IN THE SEE & AVOID CONCEPT,CRITICAL IN TERM AREA.CONT VS UNCONT TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N50430](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50430-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 15069297, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USAF5826 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR VT-29D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750109007181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109007181A), Jan 9, 1975: Cessna 150H, Newport News, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Human limitation inherent in the see & avoid concept,critical in term area. Cont vs uncont traffic.

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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