# Accident 19740420009809A: Cessna U206A, Mclean, VA, April 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: Mclean, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9435° N, 77.1929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLean, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9435&lon=-77.1929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4819F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4819F-1977-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420009809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CAUSE OF VAPOR LOCK NOT DTRMD.HIT SIGN ALONG INTERSTATE HWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74FIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA11), Apr 20, 1974: Cessna U206A (N4819F), Mclean, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4819F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761217038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761217038499A), Dec 17, 1976: Cessna U206A (N4819F), Palmetto, GA, Destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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