UNK64X3496

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Waynesboro, VA · August 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1964
Place
Waynesboro, VA · WAYNESBORO, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7318XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181844

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2560  64/8/20    WAYNESBORO VA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N7318X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBORO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N7318X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Waynesboro Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.