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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Keene, NH · September 9, 1979

Date
September 9, 1979 · 22:45 local
Place
Keene, NH
Airport
Keene
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20613
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA093
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total20 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Night landing short of runway. Flipped over. Fact: runway lights not on same request frequency as approach lights.

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER. FACT: RUNWAY LIGHTS NOT ON SAME REQUEST FREQUENCY AS APPROACH LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.