# NTSB IAD77DIA09: Cessna 180, N11JW, Harrisonburg, VA, February 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA · HARRISONBURG, VA
- Location: 38.4363° N, 78.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisonburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4363&lon=-78.8733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DIA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0278  77/2/22    HARRISONBURG,VA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 865
        TIME - 1120                    N11JW               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESTER B FRANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               HARRISONBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- BALLOONED,DRIFTED OFF RWY INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N11JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lester B Frank

## 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 19770222002719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222002719A), Feb 22, 1977: Cessna 180, Harrisonburg, VA, Substantial damage. Ballooned,drifted off rwy into trees.

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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