# Incident 19791113053589I: Cessna 150, Norfolk, VA, November 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1979, 12:09 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64507, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64507) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 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/19791113053589I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT, CAUGHT ON TOP OF OVERCAST, MADE IFR APPROACH AND LANDING. WEATHER CONDITION REQUIRED INSTRUMENT RATING.

## Other reports on N64507 (1)

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

- [Accident 19971011037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011037029A), Oct 11, 1997: Cessna 172M (N64507), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Distracted by pass right seat unbuckling seat belt on short final.

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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