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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lexington, VA · July 8, 1979

Date
July 8, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Lexington, VA
Airport
L.B.Gliderport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N734DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DID21
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total64 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student pilot carrying pass. Overshot runway,crashed while landing at a short private strip.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING PASS. OVERSHOT RUNWAY,CRASHED WHILE LANDING AT A SHORT PRIVATE STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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