# NTSB IAD79FA043: Cessna 182, N74735, Chantilly, VA, April 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1979
- Place: Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1041  79/4/10  NR.CHANTILLY,VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 115
        TIME - 1215                    N74735              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCYRUS,OH                 CHANTILLY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N74735 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl

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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