# NTSB DIA69D0140: Cessna 150, N2604J, Norfolk, VA, January 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1969
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0691  69/1/16    NORFOLK,VA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2604J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RNWY, HIT RAISED PORTION OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2604J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2604J-1998-04-28), registration cancelled 1998-04-28, S/N 15065604 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norfolk

## Other investigations on N2604J (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 NYC72FID25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID25), Apr 29, 1972: Cessna 150G (N2604J), Chesterfield, VA, destroyed

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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