# Accident 19790922032609A: Cessna 172, Paducah, KY, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 11:57 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0603° N, 88.7730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARKLEY RGNL (PAH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0603&lon=-88.7730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739CZ) (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 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922032609A

## Narrative

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

PLT LEVELED OFF ACFT HIGH ON LNDG. ACFT LEFT WING STALLED, HIT RWY. ACFT DROPPED ON LANDING GEAR. VEERED OFF RWY

## 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 IAD79FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA088), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 172 (N739CZ), Paducah, KY, 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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