# Incident 19790917023609I: Beech B24R, New Church, VA, September 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: New Church, VA
- Airport: Sawyer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9907° N, 75.5919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAWYER (VG19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9907&lon=-75.5919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24PQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24PQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917023609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN WINGTIP CAUGHT HIGH VEGETATION. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO PREVENT INCIDENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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