# NTSB IAD70AI055: Cessna 150H, N7173S, Burke, VA, April 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1970
- Place: Burke, VA · BURKE, VA
- Location: 38.7777° N, 77.2626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7777&lon=-77.2626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0318   70/4/1    BURKE,VA            CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 100
        TIME - 2130                    N7173S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON NATL ARPT        WASHINGTON NATL ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/2/70. WAS APPARENTLY REVERSING COURSE WHEN ACDNT OCCURRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7173S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7173S-1970-04-23), registration cancelled 1970-04-23, S/N 15067873, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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, 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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