# NTSB IAD77DIA25: Cessna 172, N84262, Warrenton, VA, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DIA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84262-1999-04-28), registration cancelled 1999-04-28, S/N 17258398 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wrntn-Fauquier

## 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 19770910034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910034739A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 172K, Warrenton, DC, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 15KTS.

## Other investigations on N84262 (2)

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 FTW96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA160), Apr 3, 1996: Cessna 172K (N84262), Danville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.
- [NTSB IAD70FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIA03), Feb 7, 1970: Cessna 172K (N84262), Chesapeake Bch, MD, substantial damage, 1 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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