# NTSB IAD79DID21: Cessna 172N, N734DD, Lexington, VA, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 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 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DID21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1574   79/7/8    LEXINGTON,VA        CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 103
        TIME - 1500                    N734DD              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - L B GLIDERPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,VA                 LEXINGTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           78                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T/D LONG ON SHORT WET SOD STRIP.RAN OFF R SIDE,HIT TELEPHONE POLE.NO SOLO ENDORSEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734DD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734DD-1980-09-09), registration cancelled 1980-09-09, S/N 17268766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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 19790708015789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708015789A), Jul 8, 1979: Cessna 172N, Lexington, VA, Substantial damage. Student pilot carrying pass. Overshot runway,crashed while landing at a short private strip.

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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