# Accident 19790117000999A: Cessna 152, Durham, NC, January 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1979, 14:20 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Durham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9940&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66944, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66944-2014-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117000999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING LANDINGS ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND MAKE A HARD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD79FLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ04), Jan 17, 1979: Cessna 152 (N66944), Durham, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66944 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850710036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850710036579A), Jul 10, 1985: Cessna 152 (N66944), Almont, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing and veered off the runway striking a small tree.
- [Accident 19820407015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820407015559A), Apr 7, 1982: Cessna 152 (N66944), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during landing. Aircraft crashed into snowbank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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