- Date
- March 10, 1981
- Place
- Northampton Co, VA · NORTHAMPTON CO, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6382ECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810310009009A
- Case key
- 127386
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0323 81/3/10 NORTHAMPTON CO,VA CESSNA 172N CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 403 TIME - 1645 N6382E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHAMPTON CO,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- LOW ON APCH TO RWY 28 TWD SUN.ADDED PWR BUT FAILED TO CLR PWR LNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6382E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scott Farm Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.