# NTSB IAD71FID17: Cessna 175, N9451B, Sandston, VA, December 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1970
- Place: Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2757  70/12/28   SANDSTON,VA         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1657                    N9451B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDSTON,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UPPER FITTING P/N0543013-1 TORN FROM FIREWALL,LWR FITTING CAP P/N0543018-1 BRKN.ACFT DEST BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9451B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9451B-1971-02-09), registration cancelled 1971-02-09, S/N 55251, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Byrd

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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