- Date
- July 1, 1978
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1885NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780701019079A
- Case key
- 140247
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2613 78/7/1 RICHMOND,VA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N1885N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 707 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VA STATE POLICE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA SHENANDOAH VALLEY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- NUT SECURING THROTTLE LINKAGE JOINT TO THROTTLE &/OR CARB BACKED OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1885N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Va State Police
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.