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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lansing, WV · September 19, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1979
Place
Lansing, WV · LANSING, WV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1499QCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790919039939A
Case key
133308

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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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3-3671  79/9/19    LANSING,WV          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 109
        TIME - 1100                    N1499Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RIVER GORGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,WV                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- DRG SOFT FLD TKOF,ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY,HIT RUT,SWERVED,COLLIDED WITH N7384E,N86574,N3231L.

Aircraft

Registration
N1499Q
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
New River Gorge

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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