# NTSB IAD75FID14: Cessna 150, N7996Z, Forest, VA, February 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Forest, VA · FOREST, VA
- Location: 37.3749° N, 79.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3749&lon=-79.2771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FID14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0547  75/2/28    FOREST,VA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1352
        TIME - 0200                    N7996Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST,VA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TKOF ABT MIDFIELD OF 3180 FT RWY.POST ENG EXAM,CKD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7996Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7996Z-1976-05-22), registration cancelled 1976-05-22, S/N 15060096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New London

## 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 19750228004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228004439A), Feb 28, 1975: Cessna 150D, Forest, VA, Substantial damage. Tkof abt midfield of 3180 ft rwy. Post eng exam,ckd ok.

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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