- Date
- September 10, 1977
- Place
- Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84262Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770910034739A
- Case key
- 145574
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3489 77/9/10 WARRENTON,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N84262 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WRNTN-FAUQUIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MANASSAS,VA RETURN WARRENTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84262
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wrntn-Fauquier
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N84262 · 2
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