38.6403° N, 77.2558° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 11, 1979 · 11:20 local
Place
Woodbridge, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7563M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total25 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot returned to the airport power off after the engine stopped. Found a broken connecting rod.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT POWER OFF AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. FOUND A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.