# NTSB IAD76FID04: Cessna 150L, N1486Q, Waynesboro, VA, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Waynesboro, VA · WAYNESBORO, VA
- Location: 38.0672° N, 78.9014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0672&lon=-78.9014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3556  75/8/10    WAYNESBORO,VA       CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 680
        TIME - 1455                    N1486Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 3 CYL EX VALVE P/N 629404 STUCK IN OPEN PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1486Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1486Q-1976-07-20), registration cancelled 1976-07-20, S/N 15072786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waynesboro

## 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 19750810024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810024869A), Aug 10, 1975: Cessna 150L, Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. Nr 3 cyl ex valve p/n 629404 stuck in open psn.

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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