# NTSB IAD74FID27: Cessna 150F, N8740G, Gloucester, VA, January 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Gloucester, VA · GLOUCESTER, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 76.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gloucester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-76.5255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0567  74/1/16    GLOUCESTER,VA       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1057
        TIME - 1630                    N8740G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOUCESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SAW PWR LINE ON SHORT FINAL,BOUNCED OVR FENCE AND ROAD,LNDD IN FLD.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8740G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740G-1975-04-25), registration cancelled 1975-04-25, S/N 15062840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gloucester

## 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 19740116001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116001569A), Jan 16, 1974: Cessna 150F, Gloucester, VA, Substantial damage. Saw pwr line on short final,bounced ovr fence and road,lndd in fld. Nose gr collapsed.

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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