# Accident 19790810021829A: Cessna 172N, Gaithersburg, MD, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5660E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5660E-2018-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 41 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810021829A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT.

## 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 IAD79FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG12), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5660E), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5660E (1)

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

- [Accident 20150116001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150116001129A), Jan 16, 2015: Cessna 172N (N5660E), Molokai, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot operated the aircraft as an introductory flight for a person. The aircraft is privately owned and flown by agreeent with offshore flight school, a…

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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