# Incident 19800818067509I: Piper PA23250, Manassas, VA, August 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1980, 20:50 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9974F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9974F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 300 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/19800818067509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH, REDUCED POWER FOR NOSE UP DESCENT. LANDED SHORT IN A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.

## Other reports on N9974F (1)

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

- [Incident 19810209011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209011489I), Feb 9, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N9974F), VA, Substantial damage. Zr pilot noticed smoke in cabin during mag check. Smoke coming from right engine. Found exhause pipes off 2,4,6 cyl.

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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