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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Franklinton, LA · March 8, 1979

Date
March 8, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Franklinton, LA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80991
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRD18
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot bounced aircraft on landing. Stalled. Struck runway on nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. STALLED. STRUCK RUNWAY ON NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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