DIA67A0014

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150A · Wakefield, VA · April 16, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 16, 1967
Place
Wakefield, VA · WAKEFIELD, VA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7013XCessna 150A
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117745

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0176  67/4/16    WAKEFIELD VA        CESSNA 150A         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N7013X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 2200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKEFIELD MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7013X
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wakefield Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.