- Date
- May 16, 1979
- Place
- Walkerton, VA · WALKERTON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N757YVCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790516008489A
- Case key
- 135789
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1572 79/5/16 WALKERTON,VA CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 395 TIME - 1850 N757YV PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBURY FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHLAND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- DEMONSTRATION SHORT-FLD TKOF.ABORTED AFTER L/O.UNABLE TO STOP ON REMAINING RWY.BIENNIAL REVIEW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757YV
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodbury Farm
N757YVRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2008 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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.