# NTSB IAD71FIA09: Cessna 172, N46625, Herndon, VA, August 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1970
- Place: Herndon, VA · HERNDON, VA
- Location: 38.9704° N, 77.3871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Herndon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9704&lon=-77.3871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3579  70/8/28    HERNDON,VA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2041                    N46625              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERNDON,VA                  YORK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TWA FLT 704 MADE RUNNING T/O FRM TXWY ONTO RNWY 19.HI-PWR JET BLST OVRTRND 172 IN RUNUP POSIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46625 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl.

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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