# NTSB ATL81DID12: Cessna 172N, N6382E, Northampton Co, VA, March 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1981
- Place: Northampton Co, VA · NORTHAMPTON CO, VA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DID12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0323  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6382E-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 17272012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scott Farm Strip

## 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 19810310009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310009009A), Mar 10, 1981: Cessna 172N, Northampton Cou, VA, Substantial damage. Blinded by setting sun, struck power-lines on approach to short sod runway.

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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