# Accident 19790325006199A: Cessna 172, Warehouse Point, CT, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Airport: Skylark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warehouse Point, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5617A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 99 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325006199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD ON NOSEWHEEL DAMAGING NOSEWHEEL AND FIREWALL.

## 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 NYC79FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE13), Mar 25, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5617A), E Windsor, CT, 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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