# NTSB NYC73FIA10: Cessna 150L, N1308Q, Manassas, VA, February 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1973
- Place: Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0324  73/2/12    MANASSAS,VA         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 72, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N1308Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FREDRICK,MD                 MANASSAS,VA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIC PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1308Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1308Q-1976-01-26), registration cancelled 1976-01-26, S/N 15072608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manassas Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730212002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730212002139A), Feb 12, 1973: Cessna 150L, Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. PIC pulled mixture control instead of carb heat

## Other investigations on N1308Q (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 IAD75AI066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI066), Jun 28, 1975: Cessna 150L (N1308Q), Manassas, VA, destroyed

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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