# NTSB ATL80FIA16: Cessna 172, N6284D, Manassas, VA, September 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1980
- Place: Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284D-1994-01-07), registration cancelled 1994-01-07, S/N 17272691 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manassas Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800922042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800922042529A), Sep 22, 1980: Cessna 172, Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported airplane was lifted off runway on a whirlwind. Started go-around. Hit taxiway marker off edge runway.

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.

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