# Accident 19790807021379A: Cessna 177, Sandusky, OH, August 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1979, 08:26 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Griffing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30409, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 27 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807021379A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HALF WAY DOWN RWY. PORPOSIED SEVERAL TIMES. STOPPED OFF SIDE OF RWY NEAR END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI79DEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI38), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 177 (N30409), Sandusky, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30409 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020324005689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324005689I), Mar 24, 2002: Cessna 177 (N30409), College Park, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing at cgs-realized he was long & fast but due to current temporary flight restriction, thought it maybe better not to perform go around, result…

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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