# NTSB IAD77DID06: Cessna 172H, N3252L, Lynchburg, VA, November 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1976
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID06

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3894  76/11/14   LYNCHBURG,VA        CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 803
        TIME - 1145                    N8605T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC - JEPPSEN J-AID RECOMMENDED WRONG LANDING RWY
        REMARKS- PLT POSITIONED ACFT W WING EXTENDING ONTO RWY.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3894  76/11/14   LYNCHBURG,VA        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 183
        TIME - 1145                    N3252L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELIZABETHTON,TN             LYNCHBURG,VA                 BLUEFIELD,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC - JEPPSEN J-AID RECOMMENDED WRONG LANDING RWY
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3252L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3252L), registered now, S/N 17256152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falwell

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8605T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8605T-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 52505, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falwell

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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