# Accident 19790206002389A: Cessna 172, Spring Valley, NY, February 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Pompano Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6965A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6965A-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002389A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WITH NO NIGHT EXPERIENCE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DUSK. TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAST 1/3 OF RWY. OVERSHOT.

## 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 NYC79FHM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM09), Feb 6, 1979: Cessna 172 (N6965A), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage

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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