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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Bellingham, WA · September 22, 1979

Date
September 22, 1979 · 15:05 local
Place
Bellingham, WA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6417K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYE49
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,742 total140 in this make and model333 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Made hard landing on Private strip. Bounced. Came back down on edge of runway. Soft dirt. Flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING ON PRIVATE STRIP. BOUNCED. CAME BACK DOWN ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. SOFT DIRT. FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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