# NTSB NYC73DID10: Cessna 150, N4282U, Amelia, VA, November 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1972
- Place: Amelia, VA · AMELIA, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DID10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DID10

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3260  72/11/18   AMELIA,VA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N4282U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,VA               FARMVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- SOLO XC NAV FLT,ENCTRD HAZE.LNDD IN UNIMPROVED SOD FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4282U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4282U-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 15060282, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4282U (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 ATL88FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA198), Jun 22, 1988: Cessna 150 (N4282U), Eastman, GA, destroyed, 1 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.