# NTSB IAD78FIG06: Cessna 150J, N60245, College Park, MD, March 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1978
- Place: College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FIG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0959  78/3/25    COLLEGE PARK,MD     CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 153
        TIME - 1025                    N60245              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSBURG,VA             COLLEGE PARK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60245](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60245-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N 15070166, built 1969 (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: College Park

## 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 19780325005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325005219A), Mar 25, 1978: Cessna A150K, College Park, MD, Substantial damage

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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