# NTSB IAD77FA029: Cessna A150L, N44GV, Lovettsvile, VA, March 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1977
- Place: Lovettsvile, VA · LOVETTSVILE, VA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0282   77/3/9  NR.LOVETTSVILE,VA     CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N44GV               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT PRACTICING ENG OUT APCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44GV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44GV-1977-05-02), registration cancelled 1977-05-02, S/N A1500463, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770309005149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770309005149A), Mar 9, 1977: Cessna A150L, Lovettsvile, VA, Destroyed. Pilot practicing eng out apch

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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