# NTSB IAD70DIJ06: Cessna 150, N6642F, Pineville, WV, June 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1970
- Place: Pineville, WV · PINEVILLE, WV
- Location: 37.5895° N, 81.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5895&lon=-81.5352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70DIJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DIJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2501   70/6/9    PINEVILLE,W VA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6642F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEVILLE,W VA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6642F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6642F), registered now, S/N 15063242, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kee Field

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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