# Accident 19790922026659A: Cessna 172, Bellingham, WA, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 15:05 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6417K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6417K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,742 total, 140 in this make and model, 333 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922026659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA79DYE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE49), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna R172K (N6417K), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage

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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