# Accident 19781223041119A: Cessna 172D, Manassas, VA, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1628E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223041119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 IAD79FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA05), Dec 23, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1628E), Manassas, 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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