# NTSB IAD76FID30: Cessna 150, N7790F, Williamsburg, VA, June 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1976
- Place: Williamsburg, VA · WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2689° N, 76.7087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2689&lon=-76.7087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1323  76/6/25    WILLIAMSBURG,VA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N7790F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELKTON,MD                   WILLIAMSBURG,VA              LAUREL,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- INITIATED GO-AROUND,ACFT T/D ON THE SOD IN A CRAB PSN.WIND GUSTING 19K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7790F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7790F-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15063890, 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
- Airport: Williamsburg

## 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 19760625015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760625015739A), Jun 25, 1976: Cessna 150F, Williamsburg, VA, Substantial damage. Initiated go-around,acft t/d on the sod in a crab psn. Wind gusting 19K.

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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