IAD74FIA09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Fort Belvoir, VA · April 10, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1974
Place
Fort Belvoir, VA · FORT BELVOIR, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5406TCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740410007559A
Case key
186294

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0889  74/4/10    FORT BELVOIR,VA     CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 96
        TIME - 1040                    N5406T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIDSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               FORT BELVOIR,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT DEBRIS PILE OF CONST JOB.

Aircraft

Registration
N5406T
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Davidson Field

FAA reports on this event · 1

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