- Date
- December 28, 1980
- Place
- Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N19715Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801228078339A
- Case key
- 127728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3660 80/12/28 NR.PETERSBURG,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2010 N19715 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 53, 1557 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 965 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ORLANDO,FL BALTIMORE,MD RICHMOND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 39 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 10 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- PLT RPRTD STRONG HEADWIND,DIVERTED DUE FUEL SUPPLY.DSCNDD BLO MDA DRG NDB APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19715
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Petersburg Muni
N19715Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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