# Incident 19790414012349I: Cessna 172N, Richmond, VA, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 10:20 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2410E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2410E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414012349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED NOSE FIRST, DAMAGED THE PROPELLER

## Other reports on N2410E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251117016409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251117016409I), Nov 17, 2025: Cessna 172N (N2410E), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. 11/17/2025 2032 EST. Gainesville, FL (gnv): N2410E, C172, struck a bird on downwind to runway 25 and landed. Aircraft taxied to the ramp and a post flight…

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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