# NTSB DIA67F0076: Cessna 150, N8785S, Lorton, VA, March 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1967
- Place: Lorton, VA · LORTON, VA
- Location: 38.6987° N, 77.2166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lorton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6987&lon=-77.2166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1026  67/3/27    LORTON,VA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N8785S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- MISUSED FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8785S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8785S-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 15062085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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