# NTSB DIA69D0010: Cessna 150, N7874Z, Solomons, MD, June 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1968
- Place: Solomons, MD · SOLOMONS, MD
- Location: 38.3335° N, 76.4580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Solomons, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3335&lon=-76.4580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1856  68/6/22    SOLOMONS,MD         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N7874Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESAPEAKE RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7874Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chesapeake Ranch

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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