# Incident 19780625036219I: Cessna 172, Washington, DC, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978, 20:06 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7299Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7299Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625036219I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED AFTER DEPARTURE DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS. MAGS MORE THAN 50 PER CENT OVER RECOMMENDED LIFE.

## Other reports on N7299Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20250619007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250619007599A), Jun 19, 2025: Cessna 172L (N7299Q), Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on final approach to landing when the rate of descent increased, resulting in a hard landing and a bounce. The aircraft became momentarily…

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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