# NTSB IAD74DID11: Cessna 172E, N4208A, Fort Eustis, VA, July 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1973
- Place: Fort Eustis, VA · FORT EUSTIS, VA
- Location: 37.1387° N, 76.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Eustis, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1387&lon=-76.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DID11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2498  73/7/30    FORT EUSTIS,VA      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4208A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELKER ARMY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT EUSTIS,VA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIT GND HARD DMGD NOSE GR AND FIREWALL SECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4208A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4208A-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N R172E-0126, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Felker Army

## 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 19730730027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730027829A), Jul 30, 1973: Cessna 172E, Fort Eustis, VA, Substantial damage. Hit gnd hard dmgd nose gr and firewall section.

## Other investigations on N4208A (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 FTW81FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA134), Aug 25, 1981: Cessna R172E (N4208A), Bishop, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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