- Date
- September 22, 1980
- Place
- Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6284DCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800922042529A
- Case key
- 128799
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2197 80/9/22 MANASSAS,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1555 N6284D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 53, 760 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 444 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- LNDD RWY 34.PLT SUSPECTS LOCAL WHIRLWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6284D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manassas Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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