# NTSB NYC67D0194: Cessna 170, N1827Y, Alexandria, VA, July 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1966
- Place: Alexandria, VA · ALEXANDRIA, VA
- Location: 38.8188° N, 77.0832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8188&lon=-77.0832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0194
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0194

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3668   66/7/3    ALEXANDRIA VA       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1827Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      97
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TEMP 97-DEG. WIND CALM. ACFT WEIGHT AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FOR TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1827Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1827Y-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 17249427, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Washington-Va.

## Other investigations on N1827Y (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 ERA17LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA024), Oct 19, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1827Y), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve and the noncertificated pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the airplane being overloaded, both of which led to the…
- [NTSB UNK64X3119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3119), Jul 30, 1964: Cessna 172 (N1827Y), Deer Park, NY, substantial damage

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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