# NTSB IAD70AI048: Cessna 150, N3067J, Achilles, VA, March 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1970
- Place: Achilles, VA · ACHILLES, VA
- Location: 37.2801° N, 76.4402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Achilles, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2801&lon=-76.4402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0429   70/3/1    ACHILLES,VA         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1601                    N3067J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACHILLES,VA                 ACHILLES,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3067J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3067J-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 15061167 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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