# Accident 20190204000509A: Cessna 172R, Hanover, VA, February 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2019, 16:45 local time
- Place: Hanover, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7081° N, 77.4364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7081&lon=-77.4364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9525V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9525V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190204000509A

## Narrative

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

AICRAFT WAS TAXING WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO A DITCH AND STRUCK A FENCE RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE

## 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 GAA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA130), Feb 4, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9525V), Hanover, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to release the seat latch to adjust the seat position during taxi, which resulted in his inability to reach the rudder or brake pedals and a subsequent loss of…

## Other reports on N9525V (1)

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

- [Accident 20020127001779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127001779A), Jan 27, 2002: Cessna 172R (N9525V), Richmond, VA, No damage. (-23) On January 27, 2002, aircraft N9525V was substantially damaged duringlanding on runway 15 at Chesterfield County Airport, Virginia. The student pilot was…

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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