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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Elgin, IL · September 28, 1979

Date
September 28, 1979 · 00:45 local
Place
Elgin, IL
Airport
Elgin
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9347E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DEE84
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total8 in this make and model14 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.

Made night landing on last 1/3 of wet runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end runway into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

MADE NIGHT LANDING ON LAST 1/3 OF WET RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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