# Accident 19790426007869A: Cessna 172M, Murfreesboro, TN, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 02:30 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8787° N, 86.3775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MURFREESBORO MUNI (MBT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8787&lon=-86.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20388, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20388-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 451 total, 109 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426007869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT ON THE AIRPORT. UNDERSHOT THE LANDING. BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR.

## 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 IAD79FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW09), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 172 (N20388), Murfreesboro, TN, 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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