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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Petersburg, VA · December 28, 1980

Date
December 28, 1980 · 20:10 local
Place
Petersburg, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N19715
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA031
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,557 total965 in this make and model146 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.

Pilot encountered headwinds on IFR flight and attempted adf approach when weather was below minimums.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENCOUNTERED HEADWINDS ON IFR FLIGHT AND ATTEMPTED ADF APPROACH WHEN WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

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