# NTSB IAD74AI041: Cessna 150L, N6927G, Samos, VA, February 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1974
- Place: Samos, VA · SAMOS, VA
- Location: 37.7007° N, 76.6380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Samos, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7007&lon=-76.6380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1958   74/2/4    SAMOS,VA            CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 113
        TIME - 1930                    N6927G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSBURG,VA             HEATHSVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     360
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD IN PRECIPITATION RETURNING WILLIAMSBURG.ACFT STRUCK GND NOSE DWN NR VERT.WIND GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6927G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6927G-1974-04-12), registration cancelled 1974-04-12, S/N 150-72427 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740204005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204005089A), Feb 4, 1974: Cessna 150L, Samos, VA, Destroyed. Plt rptd in precipitation returning williamsburg. Acft struck gnd nose dwn nr vert. Wind gusting.

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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