# NTSB UNK65X1031: Cessna 172, N7790U, Middleburg, VA, December 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1964
- Place: Middleburg, VA · MIDDLEBURG, VA
- Location: 38.9735° N, 77.7455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9735&lon=-77.7455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3788  64/12/16   MIDDLEBURG VA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1200
        TIME - 1045                    N7790U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7790U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7790U), registered now, S/N 17251790, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Hickory

## Other investigations on N7790U (1)

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 UNK64X3064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3064), Jul 27, 1964: Cessna 172 (N7790U), Wilmington, DE, 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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