# NTSB IAD80DID15: Cessna 150, N704LM, Hot Springs, VA, April 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1980
- Place: Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
- Location: 38.0013° N, 79.8239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0013&lon=-79.8239&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 June 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DID15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0678  80/4/11    HOT SPRINGS,VA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N704LM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATH ALUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEY MOUNT,VA              GREENBRIAR,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT TKOF FM SOFT FLD & WAS UN TO CLR MTNS 5MI AHEAD.ENCTRD STRONG HEAD WIND,UN TO TURN BTN MTNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LM-2003-09-03), registration cancelled 2003-09-03, S/N 15078696, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bath Alum

## 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 19800411008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411008579A), Apr 11, 1980: Cessna 150M, Hot Springs, VA, Substantial damage. Tried to climb over mountains after takeoff. Unable to clear trees on ridge. Downdrafts in area.

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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