# NTSB IAD78FID11: Cessna 150, N9209U, Farmville, VA, July 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1978
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FID11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1900   78/7/6  NR.FARMVILLE,VA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N9209U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9209U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9209U-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 15078160, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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

## 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 19780706017969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706017969A), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 150M, Farmville, VA, Destroyed

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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