# Accident 19830819070599A: Cessna A152, Lynchburg, VA, August 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1983, 09:16 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Falwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3779° N, 79.1222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALWELL (W24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3779&lon=-79.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47281, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47281-2008-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819070599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING.

## 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 ATL83LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA329), Aug 19, 1983: Cessna A 152 (N47281), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage

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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