# Accident 19790519010499A: Cessna 172C, Herron, WV, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Herron, WV
- Airport: Herron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5331° N, 80.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERRON (7G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5331&lon=-80.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1109F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1109F-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 2 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79PGN26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79PGN26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED STUDENT TO LAND AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. A CONFLICT DEVELOPED OVER USE OF RUDDER.

## 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 IAD79PGN26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79PGN26), May 19, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1109F), New Cumberland, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1109F (1)

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

- [Accident 19920825032999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825032999A), Aug 25, 1992: Cessna 172 (N1109F), New Cumberland, WV, Substantial damage. Tried depart short runway. Failed use short fld procedure. Unable lift. Aborted late. Ran off end into fence.

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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