# NTSB DIA68D0115: Cessna 150G, N3711J, Basye, VA, October 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1967
- Place: Basye, VA · BASYE, VA
- Location: 38.8094° N, 78.7695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basye, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8094&lon=-78.7695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3796  67/10/24   BASYE,VA            CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N3711J              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY BRYCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG,UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT IN MTS AT NITE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3711J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3711J-2000-11-03), registration cancelled 2000-11-03, S/N 15065011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Bryce

## Other investigations on N3711J (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 ATL00FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA061), Jun 8, 2000: Cessna 150G (N3711J), Oxford, MS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout.

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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