# Accident 19790525011359A: Cessna 172, Cleveland, TN, May 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Hardwick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2201° N, 84.8324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hardwick Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2201&lon=-84.8324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5052H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052H-1983-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 161 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525011359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR DRIFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 IAD79DKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW11), May 25, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5052H), Cleveland, 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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