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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Rantoul, IL · February 17, 1979

Date
February 17, 1979 · 14:50 local
Place
Rantoul, IL
Airport
Chanute Afb
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5254F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DEV12
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made hard landing. Bounced then swerved into snowbank on side off runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING. BOUNCED THEN SWERVED INTO SNOWBANK ON SIDE OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5254F · 1

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