Cessna 150H accident near Hot Springs, Virginia, June 30, 1987
On June 30, 1987 at about 2:40 pm local time, a Cessna 150H, registered N23106, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hot Springs, Virginia (Ingalls Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 30, 1987 · about 2:40 pm local time
- Place
- Hot Springs, Virginia · Ingalls Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N23106 · registry record · serial 15068728
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ANNAPOLIS, MD TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE INGALLS AIRPORT IN HOT SPRINGS, VA. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN UPHILL AREA, BECAME AIRBORNE, TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. FOUR AND ONE HALF GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 112 hours in all; 112 in this make and model; 75 in the last 90 days; 44 in the last 30 days; 77 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 34,105 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, October 2, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: W07 Fredericksburg VA at 1:15 pm
- Destination: HSP
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from HSP, 4 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number BFO87LA044.