19781129037719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Newport News, VA · November 29, 1978

Date
November 29, 1978
Place
Newport News, VA
Airport
Patrick Henry
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9850Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FID04
Reported as
Cessna 172D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
647 total338 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt rqstd & cntlr appvd spcl VFR clrnce at nite. Plt not inst rtd. Tr set 3005 vice 2999.

As the FAA filed it

PLT RQSTD & CNTLR APPVD SPCL VFR CLRNCE AT NITE.PLT NOT INST RTD.TR SET 3005 VICE 2999.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.