# NTSB IAD76DID24: Cessna 150J, N50936, Farmville, VA, April 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Farmville, VA · FARMVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.2961° N, 78.4004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2961&lon=-78.4004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0734  76/4/11    FARMVILLE,VA        CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N50936              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             RETURN                       WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    11000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK A CULVERT AND ABUTMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50936](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50936), registered now, S/N 15069656 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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
- Airport: Farmville 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 19760411007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411007529A), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna 150J, Farmville, VA, Substantial damage. Acft struck a culvert and abutment.

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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