- Date
- April 8, 1979
- Place
- Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N75964Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790408006609A
- Case key
- 137601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0577 79/4/8 ASHLAND,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 664 TIME - 1315 N75964 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHLAND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT HAD ONLY 28 HOURS FIXED WING TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75964
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover County
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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.