- Date
- May 23, 1981
- Place
- Lawrenceville, VA · LAWRENCEVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7153RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810523028909A
- Case key
- 125674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1429 81/5/23 LAWRENCEVILLE,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 297 TIME - 1607 N7153R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MANASSAS,VA KERR LAKE,VA LAWRENCEVILLE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT RPTS HIT DNDRAFT.T/D SHORT OF RWY 36 IN ERODED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7153R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lawrenceville
N7153RRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2025 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7153R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR24FA002Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMoab, UTThe pilot’s loss of visual reference to the horizon while departing during dark night, which resulted in the pilot experiencing spatial disorientation and subsequent controlled flight into terrain.NTSB DIA67D0055Accident · No injuriesClosedHaymarket, VA