# NTSB IAD77FA007: Cessna 182, N4699K, Centreville, VA, October 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1976
- Place: Centreville, VA · CENTREVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.8406° N, 77.4385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centreville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8406&lon=-77.4385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4030  76/10/20   CENTREVILLE,VA      CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1913                    N4699K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 38, 1138 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON NATL ARPT        DULLES INTL ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ALTIMETER GIVEN 29.54,FOUND 30.63
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4699K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4699K-1976-11-02), registration cancelled 1976-11-02, S/N 18263700 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dulles Intl

## 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 19761020039909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761020039909A), Oct 20, 1976: Cessna 182P, Centreville, VA, Destroyed. Altimeter given 29.54,found 30.63

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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