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Cessna 150H N5793G

18 August 1976 · Petersburg, Virginia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 18 August 1976 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N5793G, operated by C W Moore, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Petersburg, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Petersburg Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150H
Registration
N5793G
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
C W Moore
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Ashland, Va → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2388

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 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

ACFT OVERSHOT FINAL APCH PATH AT LOW ALT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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