Cessna 172 N79031
21 August 1978 · Roanoke, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1978 at about 14:42 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N79031, operated by Greenbrier Air, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Roanoke, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Woodrum
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N79031
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Greenbrier Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → White Sulphur Spr, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2619
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
PLT PERFORMING FINAL CHECK BFR DEPT WHILE TAXIING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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