# Accident 19821221064919A: Cessna 150L, Lynchburg, VA, December 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1982, 12:20 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Falwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.4000° N, 79.1902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4000&lon=-79.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11181 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FID03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221064919A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CRASHED AIRPLANE SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. TURBULENCE HAD BEEN FORECAST LOW LEVEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FID03), Dec 21, 1982: Cessna 150 (N11181), Lynchburg, VA, destroyed

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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