# NTSB DIA68D0216: Cessna 150, N6829F, Charlotte C H, VA, April 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1968
- Place: Charlotte C H, VA · CHARLOTTE C H, VA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1143  68/4/20    CHARLOTTE C H,VA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N6829F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT DUAL INSTRUCTION IN CROSS-COUNTRY NAVIGATION. LANDED IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6829F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6829F-1971-06-04), registration cancelled 1971-06-04, S/N 15063429, built 1966 (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

## Other investigations on N6829F (2)

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 CHI71AC038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC038), Nov 27, 1970: Cessna 150F (N6829F), Gray, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC67D0345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0345), Oct 23, 1966: Cessna 150 (N6829F), South Norfolk, VA, 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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