# NTSB NYC67F0357: Cessna 150E, N6287T, Leesburg, VA, October 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1966
- Place: Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0357
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0357

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3749  66/10/27   LEESBURG VA         CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N6287T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6287T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Godfrey Field

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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