IAD78FA086

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Leesburg, VA · July 26, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1978
Place
Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N704ZBCessna 150N25433Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140218

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2800  78/7/26    LEESBURG,VA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N25433              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2800  78/7/26    LEESBURG,VA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N704ZB              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 2315 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N704ZB
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Godfrey Field
Registration
N25433
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Godfrey Field

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.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.