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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Woolwine, VA · December 24, 1980

Date
December 24, 1980 · 14:45 local
Place
Woolwine, VA
Airport
Bush
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6559G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DID09
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total82 in this make and model0 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.

Aircraft crashed when pilot attempted takeoff in gusty conditions near mountains.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CONDITIONS NEAR MOUNTAINS.

NTSB investigation

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