# NTSB IAD80FIG07: Cessna 150K, N6273G, Keyser, WV, April 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1980
- Place: Keyser, WV · KEYSER, WV
- Location: 39.4394° N, 78.9821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keyser, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4394&lon=-78.9821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FIG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0696   80/4/6    KEYSER,WV           CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 323
        TIME - 1745                    N6273G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEYSER,WV                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HI APCH.T/D LONG ON 900FT GRASS STRIP.HIT TREES AFTER ABORTING LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6273G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273G-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 15071773, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Holbrook

## 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 19800406090399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406090399A), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna 150K, Keyser, WV, Destroyed. Tried to land on short private strip. Touchdown half way, tried to goaround. Struck trees on climbout.

## Other investigations on N6273G (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC72AN024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN024), Aug 13, 1971: Cessna 150K (N6273G), Frederick, MD, minor 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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