Cessna A 152 N47281
19 August 1983 · Lynchburg, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1983 at about 13:16 local time, a Cessna A 152 registered N47281 was involved in an accident near Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falwell (W24)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A 152
- Registration
- N47281
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lynchburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA329
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING ONE RUNNING TAKEOFF AFTER FULL POWER WAS APPLIED THE PLT NOTICED THAT FULL FLAPS WERE STILL EXTENDED. WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAPS THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RWY. THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND BRAKES APPLIED BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED ON INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE TAKEOFF WAS ON RWY 10. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS BEING FROM 360 DEGREES AT6 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A-152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1982 | Cessna A-152 | Millville, New Jersey, United States | Glenn Air | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Saluda, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-24 | Fleeton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Bell 47G-4A | Wise, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna 210G | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Cessna T210F | Glasgow, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |