# NTSB IAD76AI094: Cessna 150H, N5793G, Petersburg, VA, August 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2047° N, 77.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2047&lon=-77.3924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2388  76/8/18    PETERSBURG,VA       CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 2245                    N5793G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,VA                  PETERSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- ACFT OVERSHOT FINAL APCH PATH AT LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5793G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5793G-1976-09-21), registration cancelled 1976-09-21, S/N 15071293 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Petersburg Muni

## 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 19760818024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818024819A), Aug 18, 1976: Cessna 150K, Petersburg, VA, Destroyed. Acft overshot final apch path at low alt.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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