- Date
- May 30, 1979
- Place
- Lexington, VA · LEXINGTON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21961Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790530014109A
- Case key
- 135865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1567 79/5/30 LEXINGTON,VA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 46 TOTAL TIME - 2145 N21961 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - L B GLIDERPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LYNCHBURG,VA LEXINGTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- ATTEMPTED NIGHT LDG ON WET GRASS STRIP WITH NO RUNWAY LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21961
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- L B Gliderport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.