# NTSB NYC66F0243: Cessna 150, N8602S, Weston, WV, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Weston, WV · WESTON, WV
- Location: 39.0388° N, 80.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0388&lon=-80.4622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2629   65/9/5    WESTON W VA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 700
        TIME - 1930                    N8602S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8602S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602S-1974-08-16), registration cancelled 1974-08-16, S/N 15061902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8602S (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 NYC69F0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0090), Jul 26, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8602S), Portland, ME, 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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