# NTSB IAD79DID18: Cessna 150L, N21961, Lexington, VA, May 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Place: Lexington, VA · LEXINGTON, VA
- Location: 37.7823° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7823&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DID18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID18

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21961-1982-10-12), registration cancelled 1982-10-12, S/N 15074570, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: L B Gliderport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790530014109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530014109A), May 30, 1979: Cessna 150L, Lexington, VA, Substantial damage. 1St plt landing on wet grass runway at night elected to go around, 2nd plt took over and tried to stop, ran off end

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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