- Date
- September 20, 1979
- Place
- Luray, VA · LURAY, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89327Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790920044209A
- Case key
- 133931
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2208 79/9/20 NR.LURAY,VA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N89327 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 45 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KLENKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARRENTON,VA LURAY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- ACFT LANDED FAST ON GRASS STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89327
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Klenke
N89327Registration cancelled Oct 20, 2017 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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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.