# Accident 19790310004469A: Cessna 172, Blanding, UT, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Airport: Blanding
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5833° N, 109.4833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLANDING MUNI (BDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5833&lon=-109.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1679V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 44 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004469A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN79FTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM11), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1679V), Blanding, UT, 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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