# NTSB NYC67F0178: Cessna 150F, N8147S, Dillwyn, VA, August 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1966
- Place: Dillwyn, VA · DILLWYN, VA
- Location: 37.5405° N, 78.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillwyn, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5405&lon=-78.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0178

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2117  66/8/14    DILLWYN VA          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N8147S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT FARM FIELD AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8147S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8147S), registered now, S/N 15061747 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8147S (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 CHI66A0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0072), Mar 3, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8147S), Utica, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.