# Accident 19790802039989A: Cessna 501, Canton, OH, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 16:02 local time
- Place: Canton, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8009° N, 81.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8009&lon=-81.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15NY-1988-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802039989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL ON FINAL APPROACH ,HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY,SLID INTO TREES,CAUSING FIRE FROM BREAKUP.

## 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 CHI79FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA064), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 501 (N15NY), Canton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to recognize the need for, and to take action to maintain, sufficient airspeed to prevent a stall into the ground during an attempted landing. The pilot also failed to recognize…

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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