# Accident 19790130001899A: Cessna 177, Lexington, NC, January 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Lexington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7972° N, 80.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7972&lon=-80.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34988, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34988-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790130001899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LET AIRCRAFT BOUNCE ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT STALLED, NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD79DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM08), Jan 30, 1979: Cessna 177 (N34988), Lexington, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34988 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800726028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726028409A), Jul 26, 1980: Cessna 177 (N34988), Oneal, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck wires and crashed during low level flight.

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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