# NTSB IAD75DIA21: Cessna 150, N66078, Clifton, VA, April 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1975
- Place: Clifton, VA · CLIFTON, VA
- Location: 38.7801° N, 77.3860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7801&lon=-77.3860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DIA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1228  75/4/22    CLIFTON,VA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N66078              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSBURG,WV               WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DID NOT REFUEL AT INTERMEDIATE XC STOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66078](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66078-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 15075818 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19750422011039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750422011039A), Apr 22, 1975: Cessna 150M, Clifton, VA, Substantial damage. Did not refuel at intermediate xc stop.

## Other investigations on N66078 (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 NYC84LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA216), Jun 21, 1984: Cessna C150 (N66078), Marlboro, NJ, substantial damage

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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