- Date
- June 28, 1975
- Place
- Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750628038612A19750628038611A
- Case key
- 149643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1577 75/6/28 MANASSAS,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1037 N653FL PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 55, 442 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 1 0 159 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA MANASSAS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- ON FINAL ABT HALF WAY DWN FINAL APCH SEGMENT.IP OBSVD ENG AND NOSE COWL OF CESSNA UNDER R WING.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1577 75/6/28 MANASSAS,VA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1037 N1308Q PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 1 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PLT ROLLED HINGS LVL AFTR TURN TO FINAL.FELT BUMP ACFT WOULDNT RESPOND.WING LODGED BTWN PIPER GR.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1308Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Manassas Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N653FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Manassas Muni
N653FLRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1308Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.