# Accident 19810610031871A: Cessna 172M, Manassas, VA, June 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N8914V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8914V-1990-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 254 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610031871A

## Narrative

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

NO RADIO AND UNAWARE OF PROPER PATTERN. COLLIDED WITH N222WB. BOTH ON FINAL. EACH USED OPPOSITE PATTERNS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N222WB, Piper PA23250: [Accident 19810610031872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610031872A)

## 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 ATL81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA081), Jun 10, 1981: Cessna 172M (N8914V), 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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