# NTSB ATL80DID29: Cessna 172N, N9821J, Melfa, VA, September 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1980
- Place: Melfa, VA · MELFA, VA
- Location: 37.6490° N, 75.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melfa, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6490&lon=-75.7407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DID29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DID29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2421   80/9/1    MELFA,VA            CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 380
        TIME - 1200                    N9821J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ACCOMACK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELFA,VA                    REHOBETH BEACH,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD NOSE WHL HIT PIECE OF CONCRETE & JAMMED,WING TIP HIT TAR SPREADER.NOTAM,RWY CONSTRUCTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9821J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Accomack County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800901039159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901039159A), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna 172, Melfa, VA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel struck broken piece of runway material. Airplane veered off runway. Hit tar spreader. Repairs in area.

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.

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