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FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Virginia Beach, VA · June 14, 1979

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Date
June 14, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Virginia Beach, VA
Airport
Nas Oceana
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N35243
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N35243Registration cancelled Jun 17, 2023 · Cessna 177BS/N 17702287 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot vectored toward airport, turned and landed at the wrong airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT VECTORED TOWARD AIRPORT, TURNED AND LANDED AT THE WRONG AIRPORT.

Other reports on N35243 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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