38.0531° N, 77.3474° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 7, 1983 · 13:45 local
Place
Bowling Green, VA
Airport
Ft A P Hill Army
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3252V
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total100 in this make and model10 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.
Lost VOR and radios. Made emergency descent and landing. Was unable to navigate without an operational VOR.
As the FAA filed it
LOST VOR AND RADIOS. MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING. WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL VOR.