# NTSB IAD74FIA09: Cessna 172E, N5406T, Fort Belvoir, VA, April 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1974
- Place: Fort Belvoir, VA · FORT BELVOIR, VA
- Location: 38.7131° N, 77.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Belvoir, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7131&lon=-77.1444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davidson Field

## 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 19740410007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740410007559A), Apr 10, 1974: Cessna 172E, Fort Belvoir, VA, Substantial damage. Acft hit debris pile of const job.

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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