# NTSB IAD74FID24: Cessna 150K, N5703G, St Stephens C, VA, December 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: St Stephens C, VA · ST STEPHENS C, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3900  73/12/15   ST STEPHENS C,VA    CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 103
        TIME - 1200                    N5703G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPEWELL,VA                 ST STEPHENS C,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON MAIN GR ROLLED ABT 326FT NOSE GR TOUCHED DUG INTO SOFT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5703G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5703G-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 15071203 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731215039019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215039019A), Dec 15, 1973: Cessna 150K, St Stephens C, VA, Substantial damage. Lndd on main gr rolled abt 326FT nose gr touched dug into soft gnd.

## Other investigations on N5703G (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 IAD78FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID18), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 150 (N5703G), Norfolk, 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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