# NTSB IAD75FLJ19: Cessna 150, N6997F, Wilson, NC, January 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1975
- Place: Wilson, NC · WILSON, NC
- Location: 35.7213° N, 77.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7213&lon=-77.9155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0046  75/1/18    WILSON,NC           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N6997F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,NC               RAEFORD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- IP CKD PLTS PREFLT PLANNING DAY BFR ACDT.IP AWARE PLT INTENDED RON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6997F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6997F), registered now, S/N 15063597, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (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 19750118000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750118000119A), Jan 18, 1975: Cessna 150F, Wilson, NC, Substantial damage. Ip ckd plts preflt planning day bfr acdt. Ip aware plt intended ron.

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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