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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Albany, KY · May 5, 1979

Date
May 5, 1979 · 17:55 local
Place
Albany, KY
Airport
Spring Creek
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7687T
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA048
Reported as
Cessna 172A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total33 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft stalled turning final, hit paved road in nose down altitude. Low time pilot. Had not received 172 checkout.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STALLED TURNING FINAL, HIT PAVED ROAD IN NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE. LOW TIME PILOT.HAD NOT RECEIVED 172 CHECKOUT.

NTSB investigation

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