# Accident 19790820028529A: Cessna 172B, Council Bluffs, IA, August 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1979, 18:09 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7521X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820028529A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED ON TAXIWAY, OVERSHOT, FLIPED OVER.SHORTED POWER PACK .

## 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 MKC79DCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD39), Aug 20, 1979: Cessna 172B (N7521X), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7521X (1)

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

- [Incident 19930808031969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808031969I), Aug 8, 1993: Cessna 172B (N7521X), Crescent, IA. Engine quit on descent. Forced landing on road. Pilot reported both fuel tanks were empty.

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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