# Accident 19760627020549A: Cessna 172K, Springfield, VA, June 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Springfield, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.7816° N, 77.1839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7816&lon=-77.1839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78344, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78344-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 280 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627020549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PLACED FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 IAD76FIA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA12), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna 172K (N78344), Springfield, VA, substantial damage

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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