# NTSB NYC72FID07: Cessna 150, N6260G, Ft Eustis, VA, August 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1971
- Place: Ft Eustis, VA · FT EUSTIS, VA
- Location: 37.1387° N, 76.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Eustis, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1387&lon=-76.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FID07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3089  71/8/20    FT EUSTIS,VA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N6260G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELKER AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT EUSTIS,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- ATMTD GOARND BEHIND ARMY CH-47 HEL,ENCTRD TURB FM M/R BLDS,CRASHED IN GRASS AREA AT SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6260G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6260G-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 15071760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Felker Aaf

## Other investigations on N6260G (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 IAD77DID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID10), Dec 24, 1976: Cessna 150 (N6260G), Emporia, VA, 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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